The Indian Removal Act of 1830
At Firezone, a discussion of the origins of American anti-racism.
History
New Entries
Lots of new entries from the Early National Period have been posted to the American Racial History Timeline. The older version is online at Firezone.
How Times Have Changed
A strong background in American history is the most thorough antidote that I know of to much of the nonsense that prevails in the mainstream. […]
American Racial History Timeline
I have restarted the American Racial History Timeline. Feel free to add contributions.
The Monroe Doctrine
As part of the Monroe Doctrine, the United States pledged not to intervene in European wars or “internal concerns.” I had forgotten that.
Monroe’s Racial Views
Another excerpt from Howe’s What Hath God Wrought: But in his enthusiasm for American institutions, the incoming president got carried away. “And if we look to […]
Indian Removal
An excerpt on Indian removal from Daniel Walker Howe’s What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848: White attitudes toward the Native Americans varied. […]
“White Supremacy”
A post of mine from the SPLC’s Hatewatch blog: Jonathan, the term “White Supremacy” or Supremacist was invented by the Jews as a form of […]
Reconstruction in New England
An excerpt from Michael Fitzgerald’s Splendid Failure: Postwar Reconstruction in the American South: By 1874 all of New England had outlawed de jure segregation in […]
Hitler on the War Between the States
Clyde Wilson and Thomas DiLorenzo are claiming that Hitler admired Lincoln. Actually, I recall him praising the Confederacy. He saw the loss of the Confederacy […]
Most say Founding Fathers wouldn’t be impressed
A majority of Americans believe the Founding Fathers would be disappointed with the present version of the United States. This isn’t really surprising. Neither George Washington […]
White Man’s State
An excerpt about the Bourbon Restoration in Alabama following Reconstruction: Following a campaign for ratification, the people voted. The Democrats gave formal recognition to the […]
Whiteness in Alabama History
The 1819 Alabama state constitutional convention apportioned representation in the state legislature on a white population basis. In other words, the earliest Alabama constitution based […]