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Graduating law class at Howard University, Washington, D.C. 1900.⠀ ⠀ Sixteen African-American law students compose the graduating class at Howard University in 1900. Pictured here, they stand on the steps of a notary… instagram.com/p/CBwD0_RpPPy/…

A group of children gather for a photograph on Lookout Mountain. The photo was taken at some point between 1860 and 1870 by the photographer Robert M. Linn.⠀ Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and… instagram.com/p/CBybjVfp8b7/…

Five men, identified as firefighters pose for a photo sometime between 1865 and 1870.⠀ From the Gladstone Collection of African American Photographs. instagram.com/p/CB0_-hrpBvx/…

He may seem irresponsible, but in Sammy Hagar's defense, he's been performing without an audience for ten years huffpost.com/entry/sammy-ha…

The Execution of Private William Johnson, 23 regt., U.S.C.T. in Petersburg, Virginia, 1864.⠀ ⠀ The photo description gives no clue as to what William Johnson was executed for. Nor does it provide much information as… instagram.com/p/CB3klp7JldR/…

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A gushing oil derrick emptying into a river of oil (seen in the foreground). The photo was taken sometime between 1932-33 in the Kirkuk District of Iraq. Photo courtesy of the Matson (G. Eric and Edith)… instagram.com/p/CCE-Rxfps5k/…

The cover of an issue of "Presence." A quarterly poetry magazine meant to circumvent the mainstream art world of the 1960s and 70s. ⠀ ⠀ It was a self-described "magazine of the revolution."⠀ ⠀ Photo courtesy of the… instagram.com/p/CCJjvS5Ju82/…

repost from @wdlhistory: • • "Meet Lonnie Johnson the NASA engineer who accidentally invented the super soaker while experimenting on a jet pump project for NASA in 1982. Johnson shot a stream of water across the… instagram.com/p/CCjRHSoJSci/…

Repost from @asmithmyer22: ⠀ •⠀ •⠀ •⠀ "A few years ago I took the time to visit two of the most famous cemeteries in Richmond, Virginia. A visit to Hollywood and Evergreen Cemeteries provide a unique story of race… instagram.com/p/CCltnj_pp22/…

Regardless of where you get your news, I think we can all agree that something about the cycle is broken. Perhaps there is a problem inherent in 24/7 cable news with oversized panels of commentators and pundits… instagram.com/p/CCoRy3ZJikQ/…

Hernan Baldrich was a Chilean dancer who gained renown in the early 1960s. ⠀ ⠀ In 1964 he received the Guggenheim fellowship which is a rare distinction for a choreographer, and one fated to be forever unknown to… instagram.com/p/CDsS4XWpl36/…

It's ironic that this obituary length bio of Eugene Berman should be accompanied by his portrait. As a painter, he had composed some of the most affecting landscapes I've seen. I should qualify that statement by… instagram.com/p/CDxLHViJwOq/…

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I'm curious!

Thanks to Thomas Thompson for asking such good questions about my work on his podcast, Decay of Discourse, formerly known as Dirty History (Decay of Discourse). player.fm/series/decay-o….

Many thanks to Thomas Thompson, host of Decay of Discourse, for devoting an episode to a discussion of my new book *The Battle of the Classics*! Those interested in the fate of the #humanities in higher education may want to check out our conversation: decayofdiscourse.com/episodes/59