For around three quarters of a century between the 1870’s and the early 1960’s, Jim Crow laws would turn the United States into a divided nation separated by race. As […]
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Bryan Greene – Summer of Soul
In the minds of most 1969 African Americans,, the Harlem Cultural Festival was an event that would leave an indelible mark on the legacy of New York City. For two […]
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Jamestowne – Mark Summers Interview
Jamestowne is one of those sites that captures people’s imaginations. For decades, the first successful English colony in North America had been either heavily romanticised or downright despised depending on […]
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Doug Owsley Talk
He’s worked on everything from identifying some of the original settlers of Jamestown, to reinterring bodies from Flight 77. Few people in the world could claim to have the experience […]
If you managed to catch Phyllis Randall on one of her many volunteering runs at the local community centre or jail, you might have assumed that she’s just an ordinary, […]
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Tubing on Antietam Creek
The National History Academy’s Summer Residential Programme looks at all manners of the past with students oftentimes diving deep into some of the darkest chapters of American History. However, the […]
It would not be a stretch to say that museums are a staple of virtually any city in the world. A great many museums globally are excellent at what they […]
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Dennis Frye – HFNHP
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park has undoubtedly had a long and layered past with its history written in the legacies of John Brown, Storer College, as well as one of […]
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Blair Bowie Talk
One of the primary objectives of the National History Academy (NHA) is providing students with various perspectives on the workings of the United States electoral system. On July 8th, as […]