Juneteenth Reading List 2023
June 19, 2023
On June 19th, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, enslaved African Americas were the last to hear of the news of the Emancipation Proclamation. Recognized as a federal holiday in the United… READ MORE
Category: American History
From Outlaws to In-Laws
June 15, 2023
In Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws, William N. Eskridge and Christopher R. Riano explore the deeply religious, rabidly political, frequently administrative, and pervasively constitutional features of the debate and… READ MORE
Ep. 112 —The Unknown Story of American Slavers
May 30, 2023
In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with historian Sean M. Kelley about his new book, American Slavers: Merchants, Mariners, and the Transatlantic Commerce in Captives,… READ MORE
“Our Country is Full” But Our Cities Are Open
May 19, 2023
Janet Polasky— For centuries, refugees have been cast adrift, caught between nations. From the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions that scattered political foes across oceans at the end of the… READ MORE
Ep. 110 — Historian of Abolition R. J. M. Blackett on Samuel Ringgold Ward
May 8, 2023
This episode of our podcast features a conversation with historian R.J.M. Blackett about the 19th century newspaper editor, Congregational minister, and temperance advocate Samuel Ringgold Ward. Despite Ward’s prominent role in the… READ MORE
The Rediscovery of America: A Conversation with Ned Blackhawk
May 2, 2023
Ned Blackhawk, author of The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History, talks with us about the challenges of being a historian today, the resiliency of… READ MORE
The Myth of Limited Government
April 28, 2023
Ronnie Janoff-Bulman— The call for limited government is a recurring theme in Republican politics. Ronald Reagan’s refrain that government is the problem, not the solution, has taken many rhetorical forms… READ MORE
Ep. 108 — The Unmaking of U.S. History
April 25, 2023
In this episode, director of Yale University Press, John Donatich, talks with Ned Blackhawk about his new book, The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History…. READ MORE
Clocks, Calendars, and Schedules
April 10, 2023
David M. Henkin— In the ever-changing world of white-collar labor, it is the small touches that signal dystopia. Much of the enduring resonance of Mike Judge’s 1999 classic comedy film… READ MORE
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