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Mapping The Slave Trade: The New Archive (No. 10)
By Henry Wiencek Roughly 12 million Africans were forcibly transported to Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Americas. It’s hard to conceptualize so many men and women being uprooted from their...
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Reagan on War: A Reappraisal of the Weinberger Doctrine, 1980-1984, by Gail...
by Simon Miles Few presidents have left as complicated and politically charged a legacy as Ronald Reagan. Hailed as a pioneer of conservatism by some and reviled as an enemy of the middle class and a...
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Harper’s Weekly’s Portrayal of the Civil War: The New Archive (No. 11)
By Charley S. Binkow Images of war surround us today. We see high-definition photographs and videos of violence on our televisions, smartphones, and laptops almost constantly. But what was living...
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Seeing John Donne Speak: The New Archive (No. 14)
By Henry Wiencek Ever wish you were actually there to experience a moment in history? What would it have been like to witness British soldiers marching into Concord? Or to hear the German bombers...
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Student Showcase – Give or Take: The Indian Removal Act
Kensey Wiggins Anderson-Shiro Secondary School Junior Division Individual Exhibit The Indian Removal Act was one of the most infamous moments in U.S. history. With the power of the federal government...
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History TAs on Learning to Teach
Even the most gifted teachers had to learn how to teach history and most of us needed a lot of help getting started. This month Not Even Past asked graduate students to reflect on their first teaching...
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Did the British Empire depend on separating Parents and Children?
Empires ancient and modern are large, hierarchical organizations, structurally founded on deep inequalities of risk and reward. The British Empire in Asia was no exception. At the front lines of...
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The Argentine Silent Majority: Middle Classes, Politics, Violence, and Memory...
On March 24, 1976, a junta led by Jorge Rafael Videla overthrew the president of Argentina in order to install a military dictatorship that they believed would counter the threat of communism . In the...
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Civil War and Daily Life: Snapshots of the Early War in Guatemala
by Vasken Markarian (All photos here are published with the permission of the photographer.) Two young Guatemalan soldiers abruptly pose for the camera. They rush to stand upright with rifles at their...
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Contraception – Letters from French Women, 1960s-70s
From the editors: One of the joys of working on Not Even Past is our vast library of amazing content. Below we’ve updated and republished Judith Coffin’s illuminating, powerful and moving article on...
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