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Emancipation and Unfreedom " AHA
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (222+ words) Controlling Labor in the Victorian Empire / Emancipation and Unfreedom Belying the idyllic representation of this Guyanese plantation, Demerara experienced a rebellion by enslaved people in 1823 and large-scale labor actions by freedpeople and migrant indentured laborers in the decades after emancipation....
AHA Files Lawsuit to Defend the Presidential Records Act - AHA
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (145+ words) / AHA News & Announcements / AHA Files Lawsuit to Defend the Presidential Records Act AHA Announcements, Advocacy & Public Policy, Archives & Records, Federal Government, Press Releases Lawsuit Comes Just Days After Trump DOJ Advanced Sweeping Effort to Block Access to Hundreds of Millions…...
AHA Member Discusses Historical Context of Fourteenth Amendment on WGN9 in Chicago
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (109+ words) / AHA News & Announcements / AHA Member Discusses Historical Context of Fourteenth Amendment on WGN9 in Chicago AHA member Jeffrey Boutwell appeared on WGN9 in Chicago to share insight into the Fourteenth Amendment as the Supreme Court considers arguments from the Trump administration seeking…...
AHA Member Discusses Historical Foundations of Birthright Citizenship on CBS News Chicago
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (53+ words) / AHA News & Announcements / AHA Member Discusses Historical Foundations of Birthright Citizenship on CBS News Chicago The AHA brings together historians from all specializations and all work contexts, embracing the breadth and variety of activity in history today. 400 A Street SE…...
The Role of the Bible in the Founding of the United States and Religious Mandates in Public Schools " AHA
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (189+ words) The AHA's History Behind the Headlines Webinar / The Role of the Bible in the Founding of the United States and Religious Mandates in Public Schools AHA Online, Perspectives Daily Advocacy & Public Policy, History Education The AHA issued a statement condemning…...
Redefining Success Beyond the Academy " AHA
6+ mon, 23+ hour ago (167+ words) A Historian's Journey into K12 Teaching / Redefining Success Beyond the Academy In his high school classes, William Cohoon uses Harkness discussions to help his students develop the critical, empathetic, and argumentative skills of a historian. Dave Ostroff My students' enthusiasm showed…...
What Altering Historical Images Can Teach Us About History " AHA
3+ week, 2+ day ago (415+ words) / What Altering Historical Images Can Teach Us About History Digital Methods, Visual Culture In its Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education, published in August 2025, the AHA reported thoughtfully on the challenges presented to history teaching by generative AI....
Statement at Kickoff Event for National Parks Cultural Resource Coalition - AHA
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (400+ words) / AHA News & Announcements / Statement at Kickoff Event for National Parks Cultural Resource Coalition Advocacy & Public Policy, Federal Government, From the Executive Director's Desk The American Historical Association is a member of the recently established National Parks Cultural Resource Coalition, which…...
Churning Butter and Promoting History " AHA
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (199+ words) Kimberly Alexander and Jessica M. Lepler STEAM Night at the Elementary School / Churning Butter and Promoting History Food & Foodways, Public History A team of University of New Hampshire history faculty, students, and alumni worked together to bring a hands-on history lesson…...
AHA Council Member Authors Article for New Lines Magazine on the History of Unlawful Imprisonment in the US
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (118+ words) / AHA News & Announcements / AHA Council Member Authors Article for New Lines Magazine on the History of Unlawful Imprisonment in the US AHA Council member Jana K. Lipman (Tulane Univ.) has published an article in New Lines magazine arguing that the "use…...