Bunk combs the web for new interpretations of American history, and highlights the fascinating connections between them.
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The Truth About Thanksgiving Is that the Debunkers Are Wrong
A response to claims that the First Thanksgiving was not a "thanksgiving" as the Pilgrims understood it.
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How Cancel Culture Panics Ate the World
A set of peculiarly American anxieties has spread across continents.
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No Change In Elite College Low-Income Enrollment Since 1920s
A comprehensive new study found that the socioeconomic makeup of highly selective colleges is roughly the same as it was a century ago.
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The Complex Politics of Tribal Enrollment
How did the U.S. government become involved in “adjudicating Indianness”?
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The Puritans Were Book Banners, But They Weren’t Sexless Sourpusses
From early New England to the present day, censors have acted out of fear, not prudishness.
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American Foodways
This exhibit explores the history of the ways Americans eat, from the influences on our cooking to the regional specificities of our meals to the ways we celebrate around family tables.