History Restored: The Untold Story of Black Civil War Soldiers
History Ph.D. candidate and Marine veteran A.J. Cade was inspired by a forgotten Civil War regiment of all-Black soldiers and officers. Now, he’s bringing their legacy to life.
News & Events
Lectures
The Kayser Memorial Lecture and the Kylan Jones-Huffman Memorial Lecture bring historians to campus to speak about their latest research and projects.
Department Newsletter
Sent exclusively to alumni, the Department of History newsletter features alumni and department updates, as well as event information. If you are one of our alumni, update your contact information with the GW Office of Alumni Relations to start receiving this and other exclusive alumni benefits.
History Department News
Backlash: Inside Florida’s African American Studies Ban
To history professor Erin D. Chapman, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ restrictions on the AP curriculum is a dangerous precedent—for educators and a divided country.
Africa's Impact on the African American Experience
How does Africa figure in “real and imagined ways” to the African American experience?
Failing Grade: Are Americans Flunking History?
History professor Christopher Brick has a lesson plan to raise our humanities IQ.
Commemorating History’s Dark Chapter
History PhD student Ashley Valanzola is researching the stories of six extraordinary Jewish women—Holocaust survivors who worked to honor the memory of lives lo
Student-Led Exhibition, "George Washington and His World," Opens at the GW Museum
Seventeen students in Prof. Denver Brunsman's course, "George Washington and His World," curated an exhibition of the same name.
Carving Up the Thanksgiving Story
In his new book, David J. Silverman takes a close look at the traditional Thanksgiving story and the distortion of facts surrounding its legacy.
African Americans and Africa: A New History
Nemata Blyden discussed her latest book, "African Americans and Africa: A New History," at GW on October 22.