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You cannot find the Muscogee Nation in most state-standardized social studies curricula. Take it from an educator who taught high school history in Buffalo, NY for seven years. The sovereign nation, which recently dropped the settler-dubbed “Creek” from its official title, is one of the largest in the country, with a membership of nearly 90,000.[1] […]
By John Gleb Commentators and scholars have long represented the United States as the supreme guarantor of a well-tempered international order. Today, however, agents of American international relations find themselves confronting uncertainty both at home and abroad. Nevertheless, as they navigate the uncharted waters of contemporary global politics, representatives of the United States and its […]
Austin’s Oakwood Cemetery, which was established in the mid-1800s, is located in a quiet neighborhood on the east side of the city. The property is separated from the city center by busy highways and rapidly expanding housing developments. Its black, metal gates create an unassuming boundary between the hundreds of crumbling grave markers inside and […]
From the editors: This article first appeared in QT Voices, which is the online magazine of the LGBTQ Studies Program at The University of Texas at Austin. For the original article see here. On the University of Texas campus, amid the Confederate monuments and buildings named for architects of Jim Crow, the statue of Barbara Jordan invites us to […]
by Diego A. Godoy From the editors: In 2021, Not Even Past launched a new collaboration with LLILAS Benson. Journey into the Archive: History from the Benson Latin American Collection celebrates the Benson’s centennial and highlights the center’s world-class holdings. This article first appeared in Tex Libris, a blog from the Office of the Director of the University […]
Institute for Historical Studies – Wednesday March 23, 2022 This roundtable discussion features four former members of the Third World Women’s Alliance, one of the largest and most influential women of color organizations of the 1970s. Founded by Black women in New York (1968), the TWWA expanded nationally to the West Coast and broadened its membership […]
This and other articles in Primary Source: History from the Ransom Center Stacks represent an ongoing partnership between Not Even Past and the Harry Ransom Center, a world-renowned humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin. Visit the Center’s website to learn more about its collections and get involved. Wednesday the 20th of September 1809 […]
For the plebiscite of ‘88, Chile had its first political campaign in fifteen years. La Campaña del NO tried to make it fun. We all had many dark tales to tell, and maybe a moral obligation to tell them, but sad stories don’t get votes. Moreover, a very fine line, invisible to carabineros, divided protesting […]
Institute for Historical Studies – Monday February 21, 2022 In coordination with Archiving Objects of Knowledge with Latin American Perspectives, a conference presented by LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, February 24–25, 2022. Notes from the Director As the Benson Latin American Collection at The University of Texas at Austin celebrates the centennial of its founding, the Institute […]
By Jack E. Davis, Professor of History and Rothman Family Chair in the Humanities, University of Florida Note: This profile was first published as part of the 2022 Annual Meeting Presidential Address by the American Historical Association. It celebrates the remarkable career of Jacqueline Jones, Ellen C. Temple Chair in Women’s History Emerita, at the […]