Author: William Horne

William Horne, Co-Founder and Editor of The Activist History Review, is an Arthur J. Ennis Postdoctoral Fellow at Villanova University who writes about the relationship of race to labor, freedom, disability, and capitalism in post-Civil War Louisiana. He is a former high school teacher, barista, and warehouse worker and is an avid home gardener. He holds a PhD in History from The George Washington University and can be followed on Twitter at @wihorne.

by William Horne September 2, 2021 0

August 2021

The Partisan Solution: Du Bois on “The Crisis” of Racist Misinformation

Our history shows that nonpartisan engagement has failed because white supremacists are totally devoted to white mythologies, making a commitment to truth intrinsically “partisan.”

by William Horne January 20, 2021 2

December 2020

Four Years Of Doing Activist History

Our beginnings in Trump point to the need for an increasingly engaged scholarly community.

by William Horne March 25, 2020 2

March 2020

Dear Colleagues

The promise of a better future through education and agitation is a calling that no pandemic, however serious, could interrupt. We must and will persevere.

by William Horne October 30, 2019 0

Media and Reviews October 2019

The Joker We Need Lies Beneath The Capitalist Clown We Have

We need a Joker who rejects the crumbling capitalist order, not one who reinforces it.

by William Horne September 25, 2019 0

September 2019

Strike For Trump’s Resignation

For my family, friends, and neighbors, survival means standing up and saying that the rich and powerful cannot steal our democracy.

by William Horne April 22, 2019 2

April 2019

Migration, Madness, and Labor in Postemancipation New Orleans

These scientific servants of elite interests created a vision of the migrant body that perfectly matched the ideal working body of slavery that must be kept at labor to avoid illness.

by William Horne February 8, 2019 2

February 2019

Liberating the Young Scholar

I always share that I am a student who struggled. My kindergarten teacher told my parents that I would never pass the first grade.

by William Horne October 31, 2018 3

October 2018

Hiya Norm, Where ‘Ya Headed?

History doesn’t repeat itself, but that’s not why we study it.

by William Horne May 4, 2018 0

May 2018

Is White Supremacy a System of Corruption?

Before they even learn the details, adherents already know the outcome of real world events. The white guy will be the good guy, no matter what.

by William Horne April 23, 2018 1

April 2018

Anderson Runs for Mayor to Stop the Painful Violence

Charles’ art and activism have been a fixture in the city for the last decade, so when I learned Charles would be running for mayor, I knew I wanted to interview him.