Author: Mary Besecky Interviewer: Emma Fantuzzo During the Gilded Age, a select few people made immense fortunes. One of them was Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish immigrant, who became a steel tycoon and one of the wealthiest people in America at the time. Carnegie gave...
Carrie Buck and her mother, Emma Buck, at the Virginia Colony for Epileptic and Feebleminded Women in Lynchburg in 1924. Author: Haley McAllister Interviewer: Spencer Law Between 1880 and 1940, negative eugenics reigned in Virginia through the legal compulsory...
The First World War is an often-overlooked conflict in American history. The United States served a limited role in the conflict but nevertheless strove to fight on equal terms with its European counterparts. The American Expeditionary Forces would serve as...
Author: Jordan Layne Interviewer: Nick Seidel The American Civil War has made several names famous, one name that is not famous but still played a significant role is Henry Wirz. Wirz was known primarily for two things, being a Confederate Captain in charge of the...
Author: Elainah Elkins Interviewer: Heath Hatfield The Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland, California in 1966. Despite how many perceived The Black Panther Party’s more radical approach to combat discrimination, the party’s goals and platform were incredibly...
ACT UP Activists at the National Institutes of Health Author: Spencer Law Interviewer: Haley McAllister On the heels of the sexual revolution, an unknown virus swept through the gay community in major cities across the United States. By 1989, more than 40,000 people...
