The Roundup Top Ten for July 17, 2020

HNN Sponsor       Today's Top Headlines - Pompeo Says Protesters And Mainstream Media Are Attacking American Way Of Life - A Club of G.O.P. Political Heirs Push Back on Trump - US Official Visits Portland, Calls Protesters 'Anarchists'   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. Equal Opportunity is Not Enough by Elizabeth M. Smith-Pryor The myth of America as an equal opportunity society has historically allowed white Americans to hold out equality as a promise redeemable in the future but rarely available in the present. How Should Teachers Handle the Movement to 'Rewrite' High School History? Embrace It by Jack Doyle and Chris Doyle America today is a product of the past and not immune from its racist legacy. Combating racism, now, requires suspending overly optimistic narratives of its demise. Americans Are The Dangerous, Disease-Carrying Foreigners Now by Erika Lee For centuries, we have been the ones demonizing foreigners as carriers of infectious disease. And we have been the ones banning immigrants in the name of protecting Americans' public health. Facing America's History of Racism Requires Facing the Origins of 'Race' as a Concept by Andrew Curran Many of the most rearguard and unscientific European notions regarding race have remained deeply embedded in the American psyche. When Plague Is Not a Metaphor by Hunter Gardner It's not always a blessing when current events make a researcher's specialty suddenly and urgently relevant.  The Goya Boycott is Something Much More than "Cancel Culture" by Allyson P. Brantley What William (Bill) Coors complained was "political persecution" was, for boycotters, a tool of political expression — of refusing to financially support policies that maligned and marginalized their communities and those of their allies. Veterans Go to Washington--So What? by Nan Levinson Speculation about the effects of electing veterans to national office is seldom historically informed. Although it's assumed military experience and leadership would shape a legislator's vote, today's partisanship is probably the biggest influence.  The Campus Confederate Legacy We're Not Talking About by Taulby Edmondson When a fraternity chapter sued him for defamation for remarking that it actively preserved the "Lost Cause" mythology of the Confederacy, the author went to the archives to defend himself.  How a History Textbook Would Describe 2020 So Far by James West Davidson A historian imagines the chapter high schoolers might read one day about this momentous time. The Coal Strike That Defined Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency by Susan Berfield To put an end to the standoff, the future progressive champion sought the help of a titan of business: J.P. Morgan.       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! "Do You Think You're Not Involved?" The Racial Reckoning of "Blood at the Root" A charge of rape north of Atlanta in 1912 led not only to a lynching but to a violent and total purge of African Americans from Forsyth County that lasted generations. Patrick Phillips's Blood at the Root examines the purge and its legacy. 'Now I Am Become Death': The Legacy of the First Nuclear Bomb Test "They took some effort" to protect the public, Science Historian Alex Wellerstein said. "Would we consider it adequate today? No, not at all. It's not considered adequate to set off a nuclear bomb, not tell anyone about it and set up a pregnant scientist in a motel with a Geiger counter to monitor radiation." Is Evangelical Support for Trump a Contradiction? Religious historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez explains why Trump wasn't a trade-off for American evangelicals. Statue of Black Protester Is Raised in Place of Bristol Slave Trader The debate over what should permanently replace the Colston statue has percolated since last month. Historians have suggested a statue of Paul Stephenson, a Black activist who organized a successful boycott of a Bristol bus company in the 1960s.  The McGirt Case Is a Historic Win for Tribes Gorsuch, a westerner with experience in Indian law, who is no liberal, applied a conservative textualist approach to the reading of treaty law and statutes. The result: A legal theory that has been marshaled to combat abortion rights and gay marriage delivered the most significant and favorable Supreme Court decision for tribes in the 21st century. The Return of Jane Elliott "When am I going to quit? When racists quit," Jane Elliott said. "Do I have a job for a lifetime? I'm afraid so." The Deep History—and Troubling Impact—of Sports Teams Using Native American Mascots Adrienne Keene — a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and faculty member at Brown University's American Studies and Ethnic Studies department, who is also the author of the Native Appropriations blog and a co-host of the All My Relations podcast — spoke to TIME about the history of Native American mascots and imagery. 'If You Want to Experience Liberation, Black Women Must Be at the Table' From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Black Lives Matter movement, Black women have made food a central part of protest. A Century After a Race Massacre, Tulsa Finally Digs for Suspected Mass Graves The excavation at Oaklawn Cemetery, delayed for months by the pandemic, begins Monday morning. San Gabriel Mission, a Symbol of Faith, History and Oppression, is Badly Damaged by Fire Historians Yve Chavez, Philip Ethington and William Deverell comment on the conflicted legacy of the historic mission structure.  The Need to Teach the History Behind Current Events Has Rarely Been Clearer. Here's How Some Teachers Are Getting Ready As teachers face a new sense of urgency when it comes to teaching topics related to current events, the Philadelphia-based NCC hopes to arm middle- and high-school teachers with the knowledge needed to ground their discussions in a deeper understanding of the history of topics ranging from slavery and Reconstruction to federalism and women's suffrage. Hamilton, In Fiction And History, Is Key To Understanding The Electoral College This week, the U.S. Supreme Court settled an important question about the function of the Electoral College that elects the U.S. president. But it did not address the pivotal question about the Electoral College. University of Texas won't Drop Song with Racist History as Players Requested University of Texas athletes had demanded that the university cease to use the song, which has roots in racist minstrelsy and the words of Robert E. Lee, as an anthem.  With Latest Layoffs, U. of Akron Has Lost Almost a Quarter of Its Faculty Since Pandemic Began The faculty union had proposed alternatives to the cuts, including deeper cuts in athletics and compensation, furloughs, and a more incremental budget-cutting approach, Schulze said.

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