August 2018
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The Steering Committee of Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-PAD) is saddened to announce the death of historian Jesse Lemisch (1936-2018). Jesse was one of the founders of Historians against the War (precursor of H-PAD) and served for several years on its Steering Committee. His pioneering work on “history from below,” with his early focus…
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Dear H-PAD supporters, The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University is the nation’s premier research and advocacy group defending our democratic rights—especially the right to vote. If you care about voter suppression, including that aimed at students, subscribe to their regular alerts. Here are three of the Center’s current reports, which should be of interest…
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H-Pad is happy to announce the release of its sixth broadside. In “Building a Regime of Restrictive Immigration Laws, 1840-1945,” Felice Batlan traces a century of U.S. government laws, policies, and attitudes regarding immigration. The broadside explores how ideas about race, class, religion, and the Other repeatedly led to laws restricting the immigration of those…
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“Pennsylvania was key to Trump’s presidential victory, Westmoreland County was key to Pennsylvania, and District Seven was key to Westmoreland County.” READ MORE . . . This article was posted by Political Research Associates and by the History News Network. The author, Margaret Power, grew up in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and has often returned. She teaches history at…
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In May 2018, H-PAD assisted in the distribution of a letter protesting the selection of U.S. Army General David Petraeus as keynote speaker at the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) conference in June. Initiated by New York University professor Hannah Gurman, the latter garnered 277 signatures from scholars. The letter did not question the…
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H-PAD joined with the Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee (VPCC) and the Veterans for Peace is cosponsoring and publicizing events and conferences related to the 50th anniversary of the My Lai massacre in March 1968. The VPCC is challenging the Pentagon’s mandate to present the history of the Vietnam War to the public. Contributing to this effort is…
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Dear friends of Historians for Peace and Democracy, As students arrive on campus in the thousands, we have a remarkable opportunity to sign them up to vote. Back in June, we sent you a link to “Ten Easy Steps to Help Students Vote Where They Study.” Across the country, faculty and staff are seeing a high…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “Beijing’s Bid for Global Power in the Age of Trump” By Alfred W. McCoy, TomDispatch.com, posted August 21. The author teaches history at the University of Wisconsin and is author of the recent In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power. “How to Interfere in…