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Digitization of Sources and the American Revolution

Digitization of Sources and the American Revolution

Miriam Liebman
As the semiquincentennial approaches, Miriam Liebman comments on historiographical shifts relating to women's and diplomatic history in the era of the Revolution.
Christ vs. Culture, Religion vs. Politics

Christ vs. Culture, Religion vs. Politics

Emily Conroy-Krutz
Emily Conroy-Krutz reflects on the "porousness of the boundary between religion and politics" in the Early Republic, a dynamic paralleled in contemporary American denominations' debates over issues like LGBTQ rights.
“The Premise of Our Founding”: Immigration and Popular Mythmaking

“The Premise of Our Founding”: Immigration and Popular Mythmaking

Connie Thomas
Connie Thomas responds to the recent JER conversation on the Revolution at 250 by reflecting on the long running tension between celebratory rhetoric of the United States as a nation of immigrants and the stark reality of exclusionary impulses.
The History Trapped Within “Try That in a Small Town”: The Legacy of Racial Fears in the Early American Republic

The History Trapped Within “Try That in a Small Town”: The Legacy of Racial Fears in the Early American Republic

Seth Whitty
The long history of slavery and racial violence in Columbia County, TN offers additional context for understanding the backlash against Jason Aldean's 2023 hit, "Try That in a Small Town."

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