By James Walvin, author of Amazing Grace: A Cultural History of the Beloved Hymn It may seem odd for a historian of slavery to write a history of a popular hymn. In …
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendement on August 18, 1920, UC Press is spotlighting Nine Women: Portraits from the American Radical Tradition by Judith Nies, …
This Independence Day—as our nation is grappling with radical upheaval around health equity, inequality, and necessary social change—UC Press has chosen to feature titles that challenge the traditional ideas of freedom in …
Days after taking the White House, Donald Trump signed three executive orders—these authorized the Muslim Ban, the border wall, and ICE raids. These orders would define his administration’s xenophobic, racist, ableist, and …
The Organization of American Historians annual conference has become ever-more interesting and important, and 2020’s meeting promised to be especially so – focusing on histories of equality and inequality in an American …
On Sept. 11 , 2019, the Smithsonian-affiliated Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, PA hosted Carnegie Mellon University professor Joe William Trotter, Jr. for a celebration of his new book Workers on Arrival: Black Labor in the Making of America.
“A timely focus on the importance of black workers in the making of America.” Leslie M. Harris, author of In the Shadow of Slavery “Profound, inspiring, and sobering.” Robin D. G. Kelley, …
Shaped by the West, Volume 1: A History of North America to 1877 Shaped by the West, Volume 2: A History of North America from 1850 by William Deverell & Anne F. …