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The Books Briefing: Readjusting Our Understanding of History
The truth buried beneath the surface: Your weekly guide to the best in books
Myles PoydrasJune 12, 2020
The Annotated Frederick Douglass
In 1866, the famous abolitionist laid out his vision for radically reshaping America in the pages of The Atlantic.
David W. Blight and Frederick DouglassDecember 2023 Issue
How White Backlash Controls American Progress
Backlash dynamics are one of the defining patterns of the country’s history.
Lawrence GlickmanMay 21, 2020
The Civil War Isn't Tragic: The Source
Ta-Nehisi CoatesDecember 9, 2011
Rebuilding German Steel
A member of the editorial staff of the Boston Globe for the past ten years, OTTO ZAUSMER served as head of the Intelligence Department of the Office of War Information in London. After the war, he covered the Nuremberg Trials and the Trial of Pétain for his paper, and made firsthand reports on the reconstruction going on in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, and Germany. Recently he again checked developments in Germany, and here is the account of what he found.
Otto ZausmerFebruary 1950 Issue
Effete Liberal Book Club: Eric Foner's Reconstruction
Ta-Nehisi CoatesAugust 17, 2012
The New Place of Labor
Ordway TeadAugust 1918 Issue
The Turkmen Opposition
Matthew YglesiasJanuary 3, 2007
Balancing the Ledger on Juneteenth
The debate over reparations highlights the dual purpose of the holiday: celebrating emancipation but also demanding accountability for historical and present wrongs.
Vann R. Newkirk IIJune 19, 2019
How to Teach the Civil War in the Deep South
One veteran Mississippi teacher is forgoing textbooks for the local archives.
Kristina RizgaDecember 7, 2018

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