African American History
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From the President
Thavolia Glymph | Mar 7, 2024
Tiny asteroids can help us think about the practice of history. -
Benjamin Griffith Brawley (1882–1939)
In Memoriam, Long Overdue
Eric Medlin | Jan 31, 2024
This Long Overdue tribute honors historian Benjamin Griffith Brawley, who died in 1939. -
AHA Member Spotlight: Robert Greene II
Perspectives Daily
AHA Staff | Jan 26, 2024
Robert Greene II is an assistant professor of history at Claflin University. He lives in Cayce, South Carolina, and has been a member since 2022. -
You Must Learn
Features
Austin McCoy | Jan 22, 2024
Using sources including rap lyrics, albums, and music videos and visual art like graffiti, one historian pushes his students to think historically about hip-hop culture.
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Southern Hospitality?
Jessica Carbone | Jan 19, 2024
Barbecue is a cornerstone of American cuisine, containing all of the contradictions of the country itself. -
The Irretrievable Past?
Thavolia Glymph | Jan 17, 2024
So much of daily life cannot be easily captured by the sources historians are most prone to use. How can... -
Medicalized Enslavement, Disability, and Southeast Asian Art
Mark Philip Bradley | Dec 15, 2023
Get a peek inside the latest issue of the AHR. -
Carey H. Latimore IV (1975–2022)
Lauren Turek and Anene Ejikeme | Nov 1, 2023
On July 26, 2022, Carey Harvey Latimore IV passed away in San Antonio, Texas. -
The Ross House Slave Quarters
Gabrielle McCoy | Oct 26, 2023
Notley Brown and Suck were two of the people enslaved at Ross House in Frederick, Maryland, the site of the...
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