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“America First:” The Ku Klux Klan Influence on Immigration Policy in the 1920s – The Indiana History Blog
This article was originally published, in revised form, on June 20, 2019 at the Hoosier State Chronicles blog. United States immigration laws reflect a long history of debate over who should be inc…
When Jimmy Hoffa Met Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Growing Alliance of Labor and Civil Rights – The Indiana History Blog
Detroit, Michigan, March 30, 1965. Two men meet at a small press conference before the funeral of a slain civil rights activist. Their meeting seems like an unlikely pairing for us today—one a slic…
The Devil’s in the Details: How to Enhance Storytelling with Historical Newspapers – The Indiana History Blog
There’s no better place to learn about family stories than old newspapers. I learned this lesson as a child when I tagged along with my maternal grandmother, LeNore Hoard Enz. Four families in her …
“The Gentlest Memory of Our World”: Robert Ingersoll and the Memorialization of Abraham Lincoln – The Indiana History Blog
Abraham Lincoln is one of the most written-about subjects in all of human history; thousands of books, articles, and speeches have been published about his life and legacy. As such, there is an int…
“The Greater Creed:” How Suffragist Sara Messing Stern Overcame Antisemitism through Verse – The Indiana History Blog
Portions of this post first appeared as an article by the author in the Indiana Jewish History journal, published by the Indiana Jewish Historical Society. The complete article, which gives much mo…
“I’m Lonely! Please Write:” The Search for Solidarity and the Indiana Crossdresser Society (IXE) – The Indiana History Blog
A note on terminology: This post examines gender non-conforming or gender-questioning individuals. This includes those who identified as “cross-dressers [CDs],” male/female “impersonators,” “transv…
The Plight of Desertion: Jewish Families at the Turn of the Twentieth Century – The Indiana History Blog
The turn of the twentieth century was marked by record rates of family desertion in the United States, especially among eastern European Jewish immigrant families. A family was considered deserted …
Stewarding Sacred History: Insights from the “Anti-Racism & Community-Based Memory” Workshop – The Indiana History Blog
Professor Rasul Mowatt contended that memory is recollection, reflection, retention, recall, and, perhaps most importantly, a process at this weekend’s Workshop on Antiracism & Community-Based …
The Guardian Angel and the Hoosier Senator: The Political Alliance of Mother Jones and John W. Kern – The Indiana History Blog
During the peak of labor struggles in the early 20th century, almost no figure was as recognized and loved by workers than Mary “Mother” Jones. An Irish immigrant who dedicated her life to cause of…
The Rabble Rouser and the Hoosier Senator: The Political Alliance of Mother Jones and John W. Kern – The Indiana History Blog
During the peak of labor struggles in the early 20th century, almost no figure was as recognized and loved by workers than Mary “Mother” Jones. An Irish immigrant who dedicated her life to cause of…