The Vérendrye Brothers' Expedition To The Northern Great Plains

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🚨 REMINDER: CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨

▶️ Politics, the State, and American Capitalism in the Civil War Era

👉 Special Issue of the _Journal of the Civil War Era_

The American Civil War Era was transformative for American capitalism. The destruction of slavery proved the occasion for an unprecedented mobilization of economic resources, dramatic changes in the nature and scale of federal taxation, financial experiments that included a wholesale revamping of the banking and monetary systems, struggles over corporate privileges and labor protections, a slew of expressly developmental policies ranging from railroad subsidies to agricultural research and education, and still more. That all this occurred in a time of governmental crisis, breakdown, and reconstruction underscores the connections between the economy and the state.

This special issue seeks original papers that explore the Civil War Era as a defining period in American economic development. We seek to publish original scholarship that will reenergize an ongoing conversation among historians about political economy, capitalism, and governance. Our goal is not only to uncover American state capacity – which has by now been revealed beyond any doubt – but to explore government’s concrete role in shaping the country’s economic trajectory during this formative period. We are particularly interested in studies that examine specific government actions and policies, on the federal, state, and municipal levels, that shaped important economic outcomes by reconfiguring markets in various ways. Contributions may address any aspect of economic statecraft, including finance, monetary management, legal doctrine, infrastructural projects, tariffs and trade policies, mobilization of labor, and acquisition and use of land. They may also look into political alignments, divisions, mobilizations, and conflicts around any of these issues. The proposals need not be limited to the war itself or its consequences. We finally seek to prioritize historical work that positions the US in a comparative light and engages themes and questions from disciplines across the social sciences and humanities.

📆 Deadline for proposals: April 25, 2025.

More at https://www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2025/03/call-for-papers-jcwe-special-issue-on-politics-the-state-and-american-capitalism-in-the-civil-war-era/

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Review of Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights Movement by Elaine Weiss #bookreviews #civilrights #ushistory @netgalley.bsky.social @atriabooks.bsky.social #readnonficchal

https://thebookstop.wordpress.com/2025/04/21/review-of-spell-freedom-the-underground-schools-that-built-the-civil-rights-movement-by-elaine-weiss/

The Section 504 Sit-In: The Protest that Demanded Civil Rights for Disabled Americans

https://digpodcast.org/2025/04/20/the-section-504-sit-in-the-protest-that-demanded-civil-rights-for-disabled-americans/

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https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jXAgbP/

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Shirts and flags with 1776 and "We the People" on it... together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ufQpU8v9-I

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‘The Regulars Are Coming Out!’ Inside The True Story Of Paul Revere’s Ride At The Dawn Of The American Revolution

By Amber Morgan

It wasn't just Paul Revere riding that night.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/paul-revere-ride

Books by Henry Wadworth Longfellow (author of the poem "Paul Revere’s Ride")

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/16

Revere's depiction of the Boston Massacre

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Did you know that Brent Spiner starred in a revival of the musical "1776"? Have a listen in honor of the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution.🦅
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1776 (1997 Revival)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1T3N4t2kUgTRf0gvgNLpXrp-7ZTFqFfJ