"I grew up in a village of 500 people in Delaware in the 1950s, and attended a segregated elementary school. At an ear…"

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"I am distressed that some people believe that enforced ignorance about our country’s past is a virtue. As historians,…"

"I worry that the impulses driven by anti-intellectualism and anti-science play such a major part in shaping our polit…"

"Q. Who are some of the most overlooked individuals or groups in U.S. history? A. People of modest means. Many of thes…"

"Scientific education is catholic; it embraces the whole field of human learning. No student can master all knowledge …"

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"The verb is relatively of much greater importance in an Indian tongue than in a civilized language."