Civil Rights
Insidious Inspiration: How Jim Crow Inspired the Nazis
American statutes barring interracial sex and marriage were model for anti-Jewish Nuremberg laws
Travel
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: When a Plague Tormented America’s Horses
For a few months in 1872-73, a mysterious equine malady brought whoa to the U.S. economy
1900s
Precision Bass: Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Instrumental Soul
Leo Fender's rhythmic innovation powered the music of a generation
American History
John D. Rockefeller Sr.’s Pap Was a Con Man
'Devil Bill' was a grifter, a bigamist, and a pain in his Baptist son's behind
Americas
Audiobook Review| The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Celebrated as “the Father of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,” Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley documented the effects preservatives had on the Gilded Age’s food supply.
Civil Rights
Hubert Harrison: Harlem’s ‘Black Socrates’
Shocked by American racism, Caribbean immigrant pushed education and self-empowerment
American Independence
This Small Battle in Vermont May Have Turned the Tide of the American Revolution
1777 American defeat in the Vermont mountains weakened the British, setting them up to lose at Saratoga
Civil Rights
Belle Da Costa Greene: Passing Fancy
A black activist's daughter reinvented herself on the other side of the color line
Figures/Biographies
Bill Veeck, the P. T. Barnum of Baseball
Gleeful self-promoter pulled off more stunts than he could shake his wooden leg at
Americas
Audiobook Review| First in Line: Presidents, Vice Presidents, and the Pursuit of Power
From Richard Nixon to Mike Pence, Kate Anderson Brower examines how the personal stock of recent vice presidents has fluctuated, often at the boss’ whim.
Naval/Maritime (alternative)
Linus Miller: A Yank in ‘Van Demon’s Land’
One American fighting for Canadian independence didn't expect to do hard labor in Britain's convict colony
American Independence
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Founders’ Fondness for Slavery
Architects of American freedom went to great lengths to capture runaways
Feature Story
Gibbons v. Ogden: Interstate Commerce Clause
Federal authority gathered steam in constitutional battle over centralization
Civil War Figures
How Andrew Johnson’s Fiery Campaign Led To Impeachment
Disastrous midterm campaign tour was a shortcut to impeachment
Figures/Biographies
Audiobook Review| The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
Maxwell King affectionately relays how Fred Rogers’ mix of creativity, child psychology, and empathy made him America’s most influential neighbor.
Americas
Audiobook Review| Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer
Lisa McCubbin examines the life that poised Betty Ford for roles she didn’t seek, and chronicles how the first lady used wit, grace, and resilience inspired a generation.
