historian
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My job as a historian, regardless of the topic, is to denaturalize what we take for granted.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
The irony is dark, but as historian Rick Perlstein has sharply argued, it is really not that surprising.
From Salon • May 26, 2026
In his compelling “Centennial,” the historian Fergus Bordewich makes the stakes of the moment clear.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s office said it would look into such posts, one of which falsely attributed the message to historian Heather Cox Richardson.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
"Black people knew that education was important,” wrote one historian, "because under slavery the law had rigidly denied it to them.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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