historian
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As medical historian Richard Shryock observed: “In reviewing the circumstances of health in early America, one almost wonders that so many people survived and that the country grew and prospered.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
As a historian of racism, Kendi has always known that racism is global.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
As a historian of Jewish gender and antisemitism, I know the connections between misogyny and antisemitism have deep roots.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Popcorn became the go-to movie snack during the 1930s as theaters sought new revenue streams during the Great Depression, said film historian Ross Melnick, a professor at UC Santa Barbara.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Louis F. Burns, the eminent historian of the Osage, observed, “I don’t know of a single Osage family which didn’t lose at least one family member because of the headrights.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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