Tag early american republic

June 23, 2017
in American History, History, Political Science

The All-American History of Fake News

June 23, 2017
in American History, History, Political Science

Richard D. Brown— After Time asked “Is Truth Dead?” the digital giants Google and Facebook stepped up efforts to help readers distinguish genuine news information from unsubstantiated assertions and fabrications. This is encouraging. But the challenges of fake news, like misleading and erroneous journalism, are nothing new. Over 200 years ago, when

February 27, 2014
in African American Studies, American History, History, Social Science

Abolitionism, Yellow Fever, and the Legacy of Slavery: Excerpt from Ship of Death

February 27, 2014
in African American Studies, American History, History, Social Science

In 1792, the Hankey left Britain full of abolitionists who hoped to establish a colony free of slavery in West Africa. Botched negotiations with local tribes and the failure of the colony sent the Hankey on a trip around the Atlantic with a terrible infestation of Yellow Fever. Billy Smith