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Rediscovering St. Louis’s lung block

Taylor Desloge, a PhD student in history at WashU, researches a DeSoto-Carr neighborhood and how it became known as the "lung block." What he has uncovered reveals complex urban history not only about housing discrimination and redlining, but also about public health narratives that have presented African Americans as a diseased community in need of containment.

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Alumni

The making of a presidential library

Kevin Butterfield (PhD, '10) is shaping the direction of Washington’s presidential library as its executive director. Part of the task ahead of him, he explains, is providing a space for researchers to explore the difference between Washington the symbol of national origins and Washington the man.

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What does "old" mean to you?

Historical perspectives differ not only from culture to culture but also across our own Danforth Campus. Physicist Brendan Haas and historian Joohee Suh each explain how their research grapples with "old" subject matter.

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Faculty

Omitted History

In his research, historian Douglas Flowe brings to light the convergence of historical factors that made illegality a form of resistance for African American men in early twentieth-century New York City. Diving deep into their stories — told via intake forms, health and psychological records, and personal letters and correspondence — he removes judgment and instead attempts to understand an understudied history.

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Rediscovering St. Louis’s lung block

Rediscovering St. Louis’s lung block

The making of a presidential library

The making of a presidential library

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What does "old" mean to you?

On being a pirate in Ming Dynasty China

On being a pirate in Ming Dynasty China

Seth Jones to talk about the impact of a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

Seth Jones to talk about the impact of a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

Obituary: Margaret Williams, administrative aide in the History Department, 59

Obituary: Margaret Williams, administrative aide in the History Department, 59

Omitted History

Omitted History

In Memoriam: Henry Berger, Margaret Garb, Margaret Williams

In Memoriam: Henry Berger, Margaret Garb, Margaret Williams

A Tale of Dual Cities

A Tale of Dual Cities

Congratulations to Professor Monique Bedasse

Congratulations to Professor Monique Bedasse

Hope as an American Tradition

Hope as an American Tradition

Mount Vernon Ladies' Association Names Dr. Kevin Butterfield the New Executive Director of George Washington's Presidential Library

Mount Vernon Ladies' Association Names Dr. Kevin Butterfield the New Executive Director of George Washington's Presidential Library

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