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Monthly Archives: May 2019

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Features

From #TakeEmDown to #TakeEmOn

By Bill Black | May 27, 2019

She led the movement against Memphis’s Confederate monuments, and now she’s running for mayor. An interview with Tami Sawyer.

Standard of Ur, "War" panel, c. 2600 BC.
Shorts

In Memoriam: Panbabylonianism

By E. L. Meszaros | May 18, 2019

Was ancient Mesopotamia the ur-text of the “West”? Is that even a good question?

Field Trip

2019 Student Digital History Roundup

By Contingent Magazine | May 12, 2019

What does doing history look like? Let today’s history students and teachers show you.

Poster commemorating the 5th anniversary of the Russian Revolution and the 4th Congress of the Communist International.
Field Trip

The Archive after the Revolution

By Maurice Casey | May 8, 2019

They meant to remake the world, and they left quite the paper trail.

Shorts

It Was History All Along, Mom

By Erin Bartram | May 5, 2019

Flowers, a day at the spa, a biography of Andrew Jackson? A meditation on mothers, history, Mother’s Day gift-giving.

Reviews

Overfishing Is a Choice

By Blake Earle | May 1, 2019

The industry isn’t driven by consumer demand alone.

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