One of the things we tell ourselves as African-Americans is if we work hard, play by the rules, we do start back a little ways, but if we can be twice as good, somehow we can escape history and heritage and legacy. Ta-Nehisi Coates africanamericanback share on social
There are but a handful of times in the history of our country when there occurs a transformation so remarkable that a molt seems to take place, and an altered country begins to emerge. Doris Kearns Goodwin alterbegincountry Change image and share on social
The strike of the miners in Arizona was one of the most remarkable strikes in the history of the American labor movement. Its peaceful character, its successful outcome, were due to that most remarkable character, Governor Hunt. Mary Harris Jones americanarizonacharacter share on social
History is more interesting than most people think. Tansy Rayner Roberts historyinterestpeople Change image and share on social
History is not a long series of centuries in which men did all the interesting/important things and women stayed home and twiddled their thumbs in between pushing out babies, making soup and dying in childbirth. Tansy Rayner Roberts babycenturychildbirth share on social
I wanted to be a poet when I was 20; I had no interest in fiction or biography and precious little interest in history, but those three elements in my life have become the most important. Peter Ackroyd biographyelementfiction Change image and share on social
When I'm in England, I know I'm a visitor, but being a white man in England with ancestry that's German and Italian, I have a history with the Romans and the Saxons. I feel some connection and ancestry here, as weird as that sounds. Nicolas Cage ancestryconnectionengland share on social
If the war has faded into history, democracy's defeat in Vietnam has left deep marks in the consciousness of both nations. Nguyen Cao Ky consciousnessdeepdefeat Change image and share on social
OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us. James Nasmyth ancestorbearbegin Change image and share on social
The book I'm working on next, which will be my fifth, returns to literary history. I really do love literary history, and I have plenty more ideas on it. Matthew Pearl bookhistoryidea Change image and share on social