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Martin Di Caro, host of the Washington Times podcast, “History as it Happens,” interviewed American Historical Association president James Grossman about the historical context for current p…

Historians David Blight and Annette Gordon-Reed talked about recent debates over historical monuments, discussing how people could make decisions about removing or contextualizing them based…

James Grossman, executive director of the American Historical Association, explained how the history field has changed in the past decade, and why he feels the study of history is important,…

Panelists talked about the historical context in which Civil War monuments were constructed and what they came to symbolize.

James Grossman talked about the national debate over removing Confederate monuments.

Panelists talked about the role of religion in the lives of African Americans. “What is African American Religion?” was a session of “The Future of the African American Past,” a conferenc…

Panelists talked about the role of African-American history in American history. “African American History as American History” was a session of “The Future of the African American Past,”…

A roundtable discussion was held on how history relates to public culture and policy discussions. Topics included defining standards of historical practice and historians' duty to tell the p…

Former Representative Lee Hamilton (D-IN) was honored with the Theodore Roosevelt-Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service by the Council of the American Historical Association. This was the …

Representative Jesse Jackson,Jr. , a member of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, provided opening and closing remarks. Moderated by Professor James Horton, panelists discussed Afr…

Mr. Holli talked about his book, The American Mayor: The Best and Worst Big-City Leaders published by Pennsylvania State University, which lists the 10 best and worst American mayors since 1…