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Jun 18 2015
History Professor Allyson Hobbs, author of "A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life" gives a perspective on the Rachel Dolez case. Click the links below to listen to the programs.
May 26 2015 | The New York Times
History Professor Allyson Hobbs talks about sexual violence against black women during the Post-Civil War Period in an article for the New York Times.
Apr 23 2015 | Stanford Report
Through a study of the history of the French colonial Congo-Océan Railway, Stanford historian JP Daughton has discovered how modern humanitarianism arose from the brutality of European colonialism.
By Samuel Huneke
Modern humanitarian endeavors are generally perceived of as works by good-willed...
Apr 21 2015
Stanford history professor Allyson Hobbs participates in a discussion with other historians about the Civil War on the 150th anniversary of its final battle on the Tavis Smiley on PBS.
To view the program visit the PBS Tavis Smiley Show website.
Apr 20 2015
Drawing on 18th-and 19th-century writings, religious studies scholar Kathryn Gin Lum shows how the concept of "hell" influenced religion, politics and social reform.
By Marguerite Rigoglioso
Early Americans were apparently not just concerned with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. They...
