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Chicago’s 580 parks are littered with statues of historically significant men. Some of these men may be familiar to you:… READ MORE
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Loyola University Chicago’s history graduate program is home to dozens of students with a wide range of interests. This spotlight… READ MORE
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Mike Brown. Eric Garner. Tamir Rice. The deaths of young black men–and the lack of indictments for the policemen who… READ MORE
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MIT professor of urban studies Larry Vale recently published a book that deals with what he terms, “twice-cleared” places. A… READ MORE
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Every historian knows the challenge of bringing history to the public. However, these challenges bring with them exciting possibilities. Public… READ MORE
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Image of Meiji-Jingu forest on the outskirts of Tokyo Ninety years ago, citizens of Tokyo, Japan, asked their government for… READ MORE
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Between 1936 and 1938, approximately 2,194 ex-slaves living in the American south were interviewed by writers and journalists under the… READ MORE
The Lakefront Historian is a group blog written by graduate students and scholars associated with the Loyola University Chicago Public History Program. Content includes reviews of historical sites and institutions, commentary on the public consumption of history, thoughts on public history theory and practice, and news about public history careers.
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