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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Ben West's painting of Benjamin Franklin drawing electricity from the sky.

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

The Roman Empire Got It Right

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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