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  • NEW: Savannah, Georgia (C. Miller)

    Powerful, multidisciplinary engagement with the history of Savannah, Georgia, created by Clara Miller, Macalester College, Spring 2022.

  • Chicano Gangs, 1970 and 2020 (S. Salinas)

    A provocative slideshow featuring the comparative history of Chicano gangs in Los Angeles and Chicago between 1970 and 2020 by Sophia Salinas, Macalester College, Spring 2022.

  • Rubble Cities (M. Niven)

    A slideshow about the remains of urban centers over time by Morgan Niven, Macalester College, Spring 2022.

  • Black Women of the Labor Movement (M. Fowler)

    A companion document for the Instagram account, @blackwomenofthelabormovement, created by Mariah Fowler, Macalester College, in Fall 2021.

  • Captured: Civil Rights Photography (Minnesota)

    A short slideshow about civil rights and its history in Minnesota by Karsten Beling, Macalester College, Class of 2022

  • NEW: COVID-19 Chart (May 2022)

    With new headlines emphasizing 1 million deaths in the US, everyone should take a look at this chart showing the actual data about those deaths. What do you see?What do you think?What do you wonder?

  • NEW: Macalester College – History Department Newsletter (Fall 2021)

    A quick look at the work happening in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

  • RARE: To Preserve and Protect (NJ Suburbs)

    Where do white nationalists and insurrectionists gather to build their campaigns against equal justice for all people? The rural corridor in NJ (Ocean, Burlington, and Monmouth Counties) is one example among thousands in the United States. This resource showcases the ways this culture took root. Thankfully, it also features a few examples of how history…

  • RARE: The Treaty of Waitangi (New Zealand)

    An elementary education resource for decolonizing government and society. This important graphic novel is an example of how leaders can shape a society that respects Indigenous culture, while incorporating connections to western traditions. On a local scale, it preserves Maori culture and authority by giving clear instruction and ancient knowledge to newcomers from Europe. Across…

  • First Look: 1619 Project – A New Origin Story

    Nikole Hannah-Jones is the most important journalist in the history of the New York Times. She has transformed her field in ways that place her among the most important journalists in world history. I offer this perspective as someone whose work recovered the legacy of one of the world’s greatest journalists – T. Thomas Fortune.…