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HNN Sponsor       HNN Follows News For You Right-Wing Protests Intensify over COVID Closures The Michigan legislature has closed its session due to the threat of armed mobs at the state capitol.  Historians Discuss the Senate Stock Selloff A twist? The Feds execute a search warrant on Senator Richard Burr, who resigns his post as the Senate Intelligence Committee Chair two weeks ahead of the next report on Russian involvement in US Elections.  COVID Cuts are Coming to Colleges One state university has closed its history program. Historians discuss the impact of budget cuts. Historians Share Cute Animal Pictures for Trying Times TGIF   Today's COVID Headlines - 5 Takeaways From Coronavirus Whistleblower Rick Bright's Testimony - G.O.P. Defiance of Pennsylvania's Lockdown Has 2020 Implications - Businesses Chafing Under Covid-19 Lockdowns Turn to Armed Defiance   Roundup Top 10 HNN Tip: You can read more about topics in which you're interested by clicking on the tags featured directly underneath the title of any article you click on. We Must Not Forget The Jackson State Massacre by Robert Luckett The killings at Jackson State in 1970 should be a reminder that state-sanctioned violence aimed at the marginalized remains a systemic part of American life. 'Mrs. America' Reminds Us that More Women in Politics Won't Necessarily Mean More Liberal Policies by Leandra Zarnow The recent streaming hit "Mrs. America" underestimates the influence of New York Representative Bella Abzug on future progressive politics and the complex impact of women's activity in the political arena. Shanghai's Past, Hong Kong's Future by James Carter and Jeffrey Wasserstrom The story of Hong Kong and Shanghai isn't simply a defining story of the last two centuries of Chinese history. It is really the story of all world cities around the globe today: how they thrive and how they decline. Brave New Classroom: Lessons from the First Six Weeks by Hannah Leffingwell This crisis has pulled the ground out from under us all—professors, researchers, doctoral students, and undergraduates alike. But in truth, the weak spots revealed through this crisis have long existed. Jogging Has Always Excluded Black People by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela The most enduring legacy of the racialized experience of recreational running is the surveillance and suspicion to which black people have long been subjected when using public space. How We Got to Sesame Street by Jill Lepore The beloved children's program grew from the need to use the overabundance of televisions to fix the dearth of preschools in 1960s America. Jill Lepore assesses how the show has changed along with society. Will Covid-19 Lead to Men and Women Splitting Care Work More Evenly? by Sarah Keyes History shows men have always been able to handle care work — when they have to. Flight Status by Sarah Rose During the Vietnam War, the women who served on special Pan Am flights flew into a war zone to transport soldiers. Why has their role been forgotten? An Unlikely Bohemia: Athens, Georgia, in Reagan's America by Grace Elizabeth Hale Athens kids built the first important small-town American music scene and the key early site of what would become alternative or indie culture. How Covid-19 Exposed the Deep Divide between White Rural Georgia and Atlanta by James C. Cobb Rural antagonism toward Atlanta has been a defining element in Georgia politics for almost 150 years and today underlies Governor Brian Kemp's potentially disastrous response to Covid-19.      Breaking News and Historians in the News Stay Up to Date!  You can now receive a daily digest of news headlines posted on HNN by email. It's simple:  Go Here!  What follows is a streamlined list of stories.  To see the full list:  Go Here! Richard Gilder, Donor to Parks, Museum and History, Dies at 87 Richard Gilder used his fortune to advance many passion projects, including the refurbishment of New York's Central Park and the preservation of primary documents important to the study of American history.  A Mystery at Oxford A well-funded effort by American evangelical Christians to identify archaeological evidence for the New Testament is at the center of a scandal.  Superman Crushed The KKK In 1946. Here's Why He's Doing It Again In 2020. Contemporary comic book writer Gene Luen Yang draws inspiration from vintage anti-Klan comics. What Ahmaud Arbery's Death Recalls About Lynching and Church History How and why these killings—and Christians' responses to them—changed over the centuries. On this Day in 1862: Robert Smalls's Daring Escape from Charleston Today marks the anniversary of one of the most dramatic episodes in the Civil War--Robert Smalls's escape from slavery in a stolen Confederate naval ship. What Reconstruction and the New Deal can Teach us About What Comes after the Pandemic Presidency David Blight discusses the achievements and end of Reconstruction, while Greg Grandin looks to the New Deal for clues to what might follow the Trump presidency. Rediscovering Trans History (Review) A review of innovative histories of transgendered persons by Jen Manion and Barry Reay.  In Jerry Stiller, the Rage of Jewish Fathers Found a Hilarious Outlet Jerry Stiller mined a rich comedic vein that was rooted in cultural conflict between Jewish immigrants and their American-born children. Finding the Funny: Historians' Lectures Provide Material for Improv Comedians A Philadelphia improv comedy group has been inviting historians to collaborate for years in performances mixing historical lecture and improvised reenactments. States Keep Failing Black People A look at American history shows that state governments have been agents of black oppression in voting rights, criminal justice, and public health. Smallpox Inoculations in 1770s Were Risky, But Helped George Washington Win the War Historian Elizabeth Fenn notes that Washington recognized the need to negate a British advantage: endemic smallpox in Britain made his enemy less susceptible to the disease rampant in the colonies. "Disposable Workers" Doing Essential Jobs Labor historian John Logan reflects on how the coronavirus crisis has impacted Americans' attitudes towards workers. Bakari Sellers on a Life Shaped by the Rural South's Civil Rights Movement "One of the things that I put in the book is something that was an integral part of my upbringing: My dad always taught me that heroes walk among us." What's Fact and What's Fiction in Mrs. America's Episode About Bella Abzug Did Phyllis Schlafly really accept support from the Klan? Was she really hit with a pie? We break down "Bella." Not the Same University Missouri Western cuts 30 percent of the faculty, along with programs in history, political science, sociology, economics, music and more. California State U. System Will Conduct Most Fall Classes Online Chancellor Timothy P. White told California State trustees that it would be irresponsible to bring the system's nearly 500,000 students back to its 23 campuses in the fall.

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