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On this day in 1927, Italian-American Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti were executed for two alleged murders. Given how anti-left and anti-immigrant violence shaped their fates, we're sharing Ellen Wu 吳迪安's 2019 soapbox about the role of war in immigration: cambridge.org/core/journals/…



#Firstview Alert!!! We are thrilled to have 2 new articles out online. The 1st: Emily Pope-Obeda (Lehigh University) delves into Black engagement with #Immigrant deportations in the 20s & 30s. Check out this GREAT article! cambridge.org/core/journals/… #History


Our second new #FirstView article is by David Kieran at @CSUHistoryGP. The insightful article explores how, in light of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Americans use veteran's mental health to make sense of wars in the 21st century. Read it here: bit.ly/3XwK9Nr

Announcing the winner of the Second Annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize: John Miles Branch (Northwestern) with "Union Exemption: #nonprofit Work and the Boundaries of the Commercial Economy, 1951-1976." Keep an eye out for it in next year's MAH!


#OnThisDay in 1957, the U.S.S.R launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, which inaugurated the space age and heightened Cold War competition between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S. Learn more about the Cold War in this MAH article from tombishop89 cambridge.org/core/journals/…


We are thrilled to ANNOUNCE a #SpecialIssue CFP!! MAH is now accepting proposals for a 2026 Special Issue on the US #Semiquincentennial (250th). See this CFP for details, and send any questions to [email protected] #history #twitterstorians


Congratulations to the honorable mention for our Second Annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize: Dante LaRiccia (Dante G.V. LaRiccia) for his article "Oil, Empire, and Anti-Colonial Environmentalism: A Tale of Two Superports." Learn more: cambridge.org/core/journals/…






How have I not come across Modern American History @modamhist.bsky.social before last night? Full of so much interesting stuff. First up, a very strong recommendation for this essay by Julia Brown-Bernstein on deindustrialization in LA. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Welcome to the Modern American History @modamhist.bsky.social Features tour! Over the coming weeks, we will be exploring each feature, from Into the Stacks to Photoarticles and more. Keep your eyes peeled for our first one... #MAHFeaturesTour