[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 10/17/19: AHA resolution and other notes; links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

To members and friends of Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-PAD),

Here are some notes followed by our occasional set of article links.

1. The Immigration working group of H-PAD is seeking signatures from
members of the American Historical Association for a resolution for an end
to ties of universities with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) and the Border Patrol. For information (and an on-line signature
form) click *here*
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXYoANjCvQI5AgroeHv-I02j15RRXX6k1iz2acQ5SmwP3ztw/viewform>.
The deadline for adding names is October 30.

2. H-PAD and the *Radical History Review* have jointly planned a set of
eleven "affiliate sessions" during the annual AHA convention, January 3-6
in New York City The schedule of these sessions is *here*; general
information on the AHA convention is *here
<https://www.historians.org/annual-meeting>*.

3. Staughton Lynd, a longtime steering commitee member of Historians
Against the War and now H-PAD, is featured in a recent *New York
Times story
<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/business/economy/labor-book.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
>*
about the inspiration that activist workers in companies like Google and
Uber are taking from his book *Labor Law for the Rank and Filer *(PM Press,
revised with Daniel Gross).



*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"Vietnam Moratorium: A Day to Remember"
<https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2019/10/15/vietnam-moratorium-a-day-to-remember/
>*
By *Carolyn Eisenberg,* Portside.org, posted October 15
*On the massive antiwar vigils and marches on October 15, 1969. The author
teaches history at Hofstra University and has written the forthcoming
book *Never
Lose: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Myth of National Security.

*"Trump's Saigon Evacuation Moment as US Troops Flee and Syrian/Russian
Forces Are Invited In by Kurds"
<https://www.juancole.com/2019/10/evacuation-russian-invited.html>*
By *Juan Cole, *Informed Comment blog, posted October 14
*The author teaches Middle Eastern history at the University of Michigan.*

*"This Isn't the First Time the U.S. Has Abandoned the Kurds"
<https://truthout.org/articles/this-isnt-the-first-time-the-us-has-abandoned-the-kurds/>*
By *Stephen* *Zunes, *TruthOut.org, posted October 10
*The author is a professor of politics and coordinator of Middle Eastern
Studies at the University of San Francisco.*

*"The Real Cover-Up: Putting Donald Trump's Impeachment in Context"
<http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176613/  >*
By *Andew J. Bacevich, *TomDispatch.com, posted October 8
*The author is a professor emeritus of history and international relations
at Boston University.*

*"For 25 Years, Operation Gatekeeper Has Made Life Worse for Border
Communities"
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/10/01/years-operation-gatekeeper-has-made-life-worse-border-communities/>*
By *Pedro Rios, **Washington Post, *posted October 1
*On a program initiated during the Clinton administration. The author is
director of the American Friends Service Committee's U.S.-Mexico Border
Program.*

*"The Forgotten History of America's Worst Racial Massacre"
<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/30/opinion/elaine-massacre-1919-arkansas.html?searchResultPosition=12
>*
By *Nan Elizabeth Woodruff, **New York Times, *posted September 30
*On the 1919 Elaine, Arkansas rampage of whites in and out of uniform in
which hundreds of African Americans died. The author is a historian who
wrote the book *American Congo: The African American Freedom Struggle in
the Delta *(Harvard University Press).*

*"Myth vs. History: A Study of Vietnam War Stories and Journalism"
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/173181>*
By *Jerry Lembcke, *History News Network, posted September 29
*The author, a professor emeritus of sociology at Holy Cross University and
a Vietnam veteran himself, has written several books on the war,
including *Spitting
Image, *debunking the myth of antiwar protesters spitting on returning
soldiers.*

*Thanks to an anonymous reader for suggesting articles for the above list.
Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48 at gmail.com <jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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