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An American Hero Lost to History
Flee North by Scott Shane is a riveting account of the extraordinary abolitionist, liberator, and writer…
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Africatown and the Last Slave Ship
by Nick Tabor
Wcag Heading Nick Tabor’s Africatown charts the fraught history of America from those who were…
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Thomas Jefferson on Slavery and Abolition
by Kevin R. C. Gutzman
WCAG Heading The Jeffersonians chronicles the lives, policy initiatives, and critical…
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Robert Smalls Sails out of Slavery
WCAG Headingby Cate Lineberry As the waves rocked the Planter, Robert Smalls proudly presented the guns…
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Frederick Douglass: A Life and Times
WCAG Heading by James A. Colaiaco WCAG Heading Frederick Douglass On Monday, July 5, 1852, Frederick…
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Jefferson’s “Scientific” Declaration of Independence
WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading by Tom Shachtman Before Thomas Jefferson began to write a…
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Shedding the Mythology of the Good Slaveholder
WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading By Chris Tomlinson Tomlinson Hill is the stunning story of two…
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This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall
by Jack Kelly
In honor of Anne Royall's birthday (June 11, 1769), author Jack Kelly shares…
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Ben Franklin Gets Juiced With a Little Hemp
by Tim Queeney
In June of 1752, with some sources specifically saying the tenth of June, Benjamin Franklin conducted…
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Dear Mr. Coppola: A True War Story from Việt Nam
by Alex Vernon
Alex Vernon of Peace is a Shy Thing discusses reality versus cinema during…
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Historical Summer Reading: June 2025
Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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10 Genius Ideas from the Roman Empire That Still Matter Today
by Steven Marr
The Roman Empire’s brilliance is far from ancient history. The Roman Empire Got…
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Chor-Bazaar: The Thieves Market
by Nev March
The Silversmith's Puzzle author Nev March explains the storied history…
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The MKULTRA Conspiracy
by John Lisle
Project Mind Control's John Lisle explains how something as classified…
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Featured Excerpt: Whack Job
by Rachel McCarthy James
Whack Job is a brilliant and bloody examination of the axe's foundational…
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