AHA22

New Orleans has been a leader among localities working to identify and rename local streets named for figures who committed treason against the United States. At a plenary held at the 2022 annual meeting, members of and advisers to the New Orleans City Council Street Renaming Commission discussed the process by which roads including Slidell Street, named for a Confederate ambassador, will be renamed for significant New Orleanians. This was just one of many AHA22 discussions about the effects of history on the present. Read more in our annual meeting coverage.

Photo: Marc Monaghan

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Perspectives on History February 2022 Cover. Navy cover with an image of two blue street signs, and one black and white sign, on a wooden poll in New Orleans. The street signs are at the crossroads of Slidell and Elmira, and the historic district of Algiers.

Staff

Leland Renato Grigoli, editor
Laura Ansley, managing editor
Alana Venable, research and publications assistant
Alexandra F. Levy, communications manager
Liz Townsend, manager, data administration and integrity

Featured Articles

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January 14, 2022

Features

Life at a Cherrywood Table
in, a tropical print v-neck shirt and black pants, stands next to her student Laren Gaines. Laren sits at a library table, in a white sweater and light-blue jeans. They are looking at a computer screen, a microfilm machine is on the table next to the computer monitor.

January 19, 2022

Features

Tracking the Night Marauder
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January 18, 2022

Perspectives on Culture

Native TV in 2021
The Ohio River frozen over and covered in white snow, people are walking on the snow and ice. Two kids are playing in the snow, one in a red winter coat, black hat and gloves, the other is in a hooded light blue coat.

January 27, 2022

Everything Has a History

The Ohio River

From the AHA

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January 13, 2022

From the Editor, Townhouse Notes

Ringing the Changes
Seated at a table in a black suit and light blue tie, in front of a train, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signs a posthumous pardon for Homer Plessy.He is surrounded by onlookers with face masks standing near and on and outdoor stage with a red brick and wood covering.

January 25, 2022

From the Executive Director

A Pardon for Homer Plessy
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January 24, 2022

From the President

Diffusion as Dilution?
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January 12, 2022

AHA Activities

Sparking Conversations
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January 31, 2022

AHA Activities

Actions by the AHA Council, June 2021–January 2022
Blue street signs on a wooden poll in New Orleans. The street signs are at the crossroads of Slidell and Elmira, and the historic district of Algiers.

January 26, 2022

AHA Annual Meeting

AHA22: A Pandemic-Era Gathering

Other Articles

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January 31, 2022

In Memoriam

Donald D. Horward (1933–2021)
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February 1, 2022

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Eugenia Lean
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February 10, 2022

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: A. S. Dillingham
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February 25, 2022

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Katie Knowles

News

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January 20, 2022

News

Shining Lights
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January 31, 2022

News

Advocacy Briefs, February 2022
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February 2, 2022

News, Perspectives Daily

How Well Do You Know Your Students?
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February 3, 2022

Perspectives Daily, The Graduate

The State of the Unions