Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas, is generally considered one of the main texts about the life of Abraham Lincoln. This book chronicles the life of Lincoln from his early years spent in Illinois and nearby states, through his legal and political careers, to his assassination after the culmination of the Civil War. ...
Perhaps no film in history is more reviled than Birth of Nation. It is also true that few films have had as much praise showered upon them. For nearly ninety years D. W. Griffith’s epic has spawned debate from both camps. It was a revolutionary film, with numerous technical innovations. It’s also one of the ...
The PBS special “Slavery By Another Name” shines light on a critical part of American history that has been for the most part, ignored or forgotten; the persistence of a new form of neo-slavery that lasted for over eighty years beyond the end of the Civil War. Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation (1862) is traditionally regarded as ...
When thinking of Jewish actresses, often those that come to mind are the women that take on Jewish roles like Barbra Streisand and Fran Drescher, while it’s easy to pass over a lot of other actresses with Jewish heritage. So in honor of Passover, here’s a look at the actresses whose Jewish roots are rather ...
