Slaves and Indians
Europeans did not introduce slavery to North America – although they did change the way it was practised.
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Brooklyn Baby
Finding the grit in Brooklyn's gentrification.
Fake News and the End of the World
Science and superstition collided when an apocalypse was predicted to strike the United States in December 1919.
Life on the Mississippi
Mark Twain painted an evocative vision of the Mississippi River, but he didn’t tell the whole story.
Native America: A New Narrative?
1964 was the first time Indians were mentioned in a State of the Union address, not as belligerent enemies or a 'problem'.
The Hitlers in Our Own Country
How the Nazi persecution of Jews shaped the African-American freedom struggle.
A Hidden Chapter: Women of the Klan
The role of women in the Ku Klux Klan is often neglected, but they were key players at all levels.
The United Ideologies of America
A wise and readable narrative history of the United States is a reminder of how tenaciously previous generations have clung to the view that the country is the ‘last, best hope of earth’.
America: the Last Empire
At the beginning of the 20th century, there were 16 empires of varying size and reach. At the end of the century, there was just one: the United States. How did this happen and what role did Britain play in smoothing America’s path to global hegemony?
Manifest Destiny
James K. Polk’s first State of the Union Address, on 2 December 1845, promoted the concept that the US should encompass all of North America.