[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 12/15/21: a sad note; links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*A sad note: The author of the first article posted below, Tyler Stovall,
died on December 10 of this year at age 67. Dean of the Graduate School of
Arts and Sciences at Fordham University at the time of his passing, he was
a former president of the American Historical Association (2017). The most
recent of the ten history books that he wrote is *White Freedom: The Racial
History of an Idea* (Princeton U. Press, 2021). It was summarized at length
in a review essay by Alan Singer <https://hnn.us/article/180551> that was
included in this article list last summer.*

*"A Revolution of One"*
<https://www.thenation.com/article/society/democracy-authoritarianism-david-bell>
By *Tyler Stovall, **The Nation,* posted December 14
*An extensive review essay on David A. Bell's *Men on Horseback: The Power
of Charisma in the Age of Revolution *(Macmillan, 2020). The book and the
review use the lives of Napoleon, Toussaint Louverture, Simon Bolivar, and
George Washington to shed light on the relation between democracy and
authoritarianism; Donald Trump is also on the reviewer's mind. Tyler
Stovall, who died on December 10 of this year at age 67, taught history at
Fordham University and was a past president of the American Historical
Association.*

*"January 6 Crossed a Line. We Need to Say So Before It's Too Late for
Democracy"*
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/10/january-6-congress-line>
By *Joanne B. Freeman, **Washington Post, *posted December 10
"American history has ample examples of instances when a line was crossed
and there was a firm, public repudiation of the offense. The health of our
democracy has depended on it."* The author teaches history and American
Studies at Yale University. and is author of *Field of Blood: Violence in
Congress and the Road to Civil War *(Macmillan, 2018)*

*"Jacob Lawrence and the American Struggle"*
<https://teachingamericanhistory.org/blog/jacob-lawrence-and-the-american-struggle>
By *Amy Parker, **Teaching American History blog, *posted December 10
*On the author's experience in using Jacob Lawrence's unfinished series of
paintings entitled *Struggle: From the History of the American People *to
challenge traditional views of US history. The author is a middle school
history teacher at Creative Learning Academy in Pensacola, Florida*

*"The Imperialist Agenda of the Organization of American States (OAS)
<https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/09/imperialist-agenda-organization-american-states-oas>"*
By *Marc Becker, **Common Dreams, *posted December 9

*"OAS has always functioned as foreign policy arm of the imperial overreach
of the United States government." The author teaches history at Truman
University and is a member of the H-PAD Steering Committee.*

*"Why the Biden Presidency Feels Like Such a Disappointment"*
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/opinion/joe-biden-political-time.html>
By *Corey Robin, **New York Times, *posted December 9

*Based on a broad view of US history in which political "orders," or
"regimes," dominate political life, most recently the conservative order
identified with Ronald Reagan. The author teaches political science at
Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center.*

*"Modern-Day Culture Wars Are Playing Out on Historic Tours of Slaveholding
Plantations"*
<https://theconversation.com/modern-day-culture-wars-are-playing-out-on-historic-tours-of-slaveholding-plantations-170617>
By *Kelly Fanto Deetz, **The Conversation, *posted December 6
*On the differing expectations brought by visitors to historic sites that
involve slavery. "Historic sites are not Disneyland, U.S. history is not
fantasy and plantations are inherently uncomfortable places." The author is
Director of Collections and Visitor Engagement at Stratford Hall Plantation
in Virginia.*

*"What Will We Lose If the Anti-CRT Movement Wins?"*
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/181884>
By *Roy E. Finkenbine, *History News Network, posted December 5
*Relates the author's experience as a white midwestern high school and
college student in the late 1960s and early '70s, in which he was exposed
to readings on the historical experiences of minorities in the US. He
currently teaches history at the University of Detroit Mercy, where he is
also director of the Black Abolitionist Archive.*

*"Duty, Honor, Country: Ian Fishback and the Idea of America"*
<https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ian-fishback-whistleblower-torture>
By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **The Nation, *posted December 2
*A tribute to a West Point graduate and combat veteran who exposed the use
of torture by US troops in Iraq and who died in November at age 42. The
author is  a professor emeritus of history and international relations at
Boston University.*

*"Enslaved to a Founding Father, She Sought Freedom in Paris"*
<https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/travel/john-jay-paris-abigail-slavery.html>
By *Martha S. Jones, **New York Times, *updated November 29
*On the author's attempts to learn about the life of an enslaved woman
named Abigail, brought to Paris by her owner, the American statesman John
Jay. While he engaged in negotiations that brought recognition for American
independence, she should in vain to achieve her freedom, The author teaches
history at Johns Hopkins University.*

*"The Conservative War on Education That Failed"*
<https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/failed-school-ban-evolution-conservatives/620779>
By *Adam Laats,* *The Atlantic, *posted November 23
*On the movement to prevent the teaching of evolution in public schools in
the 1920s. "Sooner or later, the cameras will leave, and parents will
demand that schools give their children the best available education." The
author teaches education and history at SUNY Binghamton.*


*Thanks to an anonymous reader for suggesting some articles included in the
above list, and to Steve Gosch for valuable consulting. Suggestions can be
sent to jimobrien48 at gmail.com <jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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