colonial history – The Activist History Review

by Editorial Board August 4, 2017 1

August 2017

Review: Creating a Nation, Unit 1 of Joyce Appleby’s The American Vision

This unit does not ask questions of the materials it includes that would provide a greater voice for disenfranchised communities like women, Native Americans, and African Americans.

by Editorial Board June 9, 2017 3

June 2017

Ferray vs. Pompeyo the Free Black: Fear and Black Masculinity in the Era of the Haitian Revolution

In this climate of hostility towards assertive black men, the court would have viewed all of Pompeyo’s actions as crimes against the natural order of society, rather than merely a dispute between two individuals.

by William Horne April 14, 2017 1

April 2017

Interview with State Museum Champion Tim Chester

Tim Chester’s resignation Monday as Interim Director of the Louisiana State Museum system set off something of a firestorm in Louisiana. According to Chester’s resignation letter, Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser engaged in “political interference in daily museum operations” that threatened the viability of the institution.