
BFW Bonus: We Want More History
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American history is in the news a lot these days. We see and hear about fights over monuments, textbooks, and the stories we should include or exclude from our museums and historic markers. What these stories overshadow is the great demand for more history in the United States. A coalition of historians and history organizations noticed this demand and decided to feed it by organizing a new initiative: A We Want More History weekend, which takes place September 25-27. In this bonus episode, we’re joined by Beth English , the Executive Director of the Organization of American Historians, and Kate Masur , the John D. MacArthur Professor of History at Northwestern University. The guest…