• Cindy R. Lobel (1970–2018)

  In Memoriam

  Megan J. Elias and Timothy Gilfoyle | Feb 11, 2019

  The history community mourns the loss of Cindy R. Lobel, who died on October 2.
• Arnold Hirsch (1950–2018)

  In Memoriam

  Günter Bischof | Oct 1, 2018

  Arnold Hirsch passed away after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease at his home in Chicago on March 19, 2018.
• Raising a Stink

  Perspectives Daily

  Chelsea Denault | Sep 6, 2018

  Working in sustainability provided Denault unique insights into why Detroit once built the world’s largest trash incinerator.
• Demolishing “Participatory Dictatorship”

  AHA Today, From the National History Center

  Andrew Demshuk | May 21, 2018

  The destruction of Leipzig's University Church in 1968 revealed the insincerity of the German Democratic Republic's rhetoric of "people's democracy," writes Andrew Demshuk.

Most Recent

• AHA Member Spotlight: Paula C. Austin

  Matthew Keough | Apr 10, 2018

  Paula Austin is assistant professor at California State University, Sacramento. Her research interests include African American history and urban history.
• AHA Member Spotlight: Matthew Spady

  Matthew Keough | Feb 21, 2018

  atthew Spady is an independent historian and director of the Audubon Park Alliance.
• Subway Stories

  Zachary Schrag | Jan 4, 2018

  Recent problems with the DC Metro suggest a need for more histories of maintenance on public transit systems and other infrastructure projects, writes Zachary Schrag.
• The Rise and Fall of DC’s Chinatown

  Shaobin Zheng | Dec 29, 2017

  Even though only 300 Chinese Americans remain in DC's Chinatown, the neighborhood attests to the community's vibrant history in the city, writes Shaobin Zheng.
• #SayHerName

  Brenda E. Stevenson | Apr 28, 2017

  Latasha Harlins’s murder and its contested treatment in the Los Angeles courts led to much of the destruction caused by the 1992 Los Angeles riot/insurrection.

 

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