Monday, November 17, 2014

Back When Amherst Was Not So "Progressive": Color Lines and Blackface

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Amherst is today engaged in a new process of dialogue regarding the problem of racism, in the schools and in our community at large. (e.g. ...
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

The Lighter Side of the Fall of the Wall (3)

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Although contemporaries immediately recognized the historical significance of the opening of the Berlin Wall, comics were almost as qui...

The Lighter Side of the Fall of the Wall (2)

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Although contemporaries immediately recognized the historical significance of the opening of the Berlin Wall, comics were almost as q...

The Lighter Side of the Fall of the Wall (1)

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Although contemporaries immediately recognized the historical significance of the opening of the Berlin Wall, comics were almost as qui...
Sunday, November 9, 2014

Fall of the Wall Disclaimer

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Today of course marks the 25th anniversary of the opening/fall of the Berlin Wall. It was a striking event for those of us who watche...
Friday, November 7, 2014

What Would You Put On a New Historic Preservation Stamp?

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October 29 is the anniversary of the US Historic Preservation Stamps. What Does Historic Preservation Mean to You Today? On 1...
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Even Scarier Than Halloween Bad History: Everyday Ignorance

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Both kidding and serious concerns about bad documentaries notwithstanding: I know that, were I to lay out the reasons that "The Burning...
Thursday, November 6, 2014

And You Thought Halloween Was Scary? How About Teaching Bad History About Witchcraft??

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Often as not it's bad history rather than scary costumes that forces historians to turn away and scream in terror every Hallow...
Wednesday, November 5, 2014

And You Thought Halloween Was Scary? How About Historians Giving in to the Ghosts?

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Halloween brings its share of inanity and insanity, ranging from offensive costumes to drunkenness and vandalism . Still, my pet peeve is ...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Women in Massachusetts Elections Then and Now: What a Difference a Century Makes

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Women's votes: from our house to the State House If you don't keep up with the Massachusetts past, you at least learned this at th...