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Museum Rietberg's A Kind of Paradise: Colonial-era photography in contemporary art is balm

A new group exhibition in Zurich surveys the state of global photographic heritage through the work of twenty renowned ...
The Atlantic

The Scientific Historian and Our Colonial Period

THE stream of writings upon American history has been flowing strongly for a century, until now the field is buried deep with monographs, documents, biographies, textbooks, and political or ...
Hartford Courant

Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America’s most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners ...
Yahoo

9 fascinating Colonial-era words to brush up on for America’s 250th birthday

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Signing of the Declaration of Independence. On July 4, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th birthday. Called the ...
NJ.com

Miller-Cory House Museum to host program on Colonial Era toys and games

The Miller-Cory House Museum in Westfield is offering an opportunity to experience what childhood was like in colonial times. On May 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. visitors can explore old-fashioned toys and ...
Reuters

Vatican repudiates colonial-era 'doctrine of discovery'

VATICAN CITY, March 30 (Reuters) - The Vatican on Thursday formally repudiated the colonial-era "doctrine of discovery", used centuries ago to justify European conquests of Africa and the Americas, ...
The New York Times

Enslaved Black Children Were Educated Here. Now the Public Can Learn the History.

Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on view in Colonial Williamsburg. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America ...
The Hill

Colonial-era schoolhouse used to educate Black children receives $5M grant

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is contributing $5 million toward the restoration of a The Bray School, a building used to educate Black children in Virginia during the 1700s. The schoolhouse is ...
The Diplomat

COVID-19 and India’s Addiction to Colonial-Era Laws

We live in the age of the emergency state. The nature of globalization and its security challenges — whether in the form of terrorism or global pandemics — requires the state to remain constantly on ...