by #SonjaAnderson in #SmithsonianMagazine:

"This week, the United States Army recognized Johnson by renaming a Louisiana military base in his honor. Formerly known as Fort Polk, the base was originally named after Confederate General Leonidas Polk, who died during the Atlanta Campaign in June 1864."

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/louisiana-army-base-formerly-named-for-confederate-general-now-honors-a-black-world-war-i-hero-180982390/

#HenryJohnson #USArmy #army #Louisiana #MilitaryBase #MilitaryBases

Fascinating Smithsonian Magazine piece with prominent appearances by Yale/YDS/Berkeley faculty members Felicity Harley-McGowan and Andrew McGowan @praxeas

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-nativity-scenes-tell-us-about-the-evolution-of-christianity-180981332/

#Christmas2022 #Christianity #yds #yaledivinityschool #SmithsonianMagazine #Smithsonian

What Nativity Scenes Tell Us About the Evolution of Christianity.

Fascinating Smithsonian Magazine piece with prominent appearances by Yale/YDS/Berkeley faculty members Felicity Harley-McGowan and Andrew McGowan @praxeas

Read the article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-nativity-scenes-tell-us-about-the-evolution-of-christianity-180981332/

#Christmas2022 #Christianity #yds #yaledivinityschool #SmithsonianMagazine #Smithsonian #nativity #NativityScene

#Whitesupremacy fueled white women's political advancement.

#Historians Crystal Feimster, Lee Ann Whites, Sally Roesch Wagner and I unpack the politics of Rebecca Latimer Felton, first US woman senator, in this #SmithsonianMagazine article by
Laura Mallonee.
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-nations-first-woman-senator-was-a-virulent-white-supremacist-180981150/

#histodons @histodons @politicalscience @histodons

Article from the #SmithsonianMagazine:

"Volunteers Uncover Rare, 4,800-Year-Old Stone Circle in England. Ground scans at Castilly Henge revealed seven pits where ancient stones once stood"

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/volunteers-uncover-rare-4800-year-old-stone-circle-england-henge-180980116/

#archeology #StoneCircle #Castilly #UK