Written and edited by historians and journalists, it offers a rich array of images, reviews, short features, and scholarly articles edited for the general reader. First published in 1989, the magazine replaced the Records of the Columbia Historical Society (1897-1989).
Four essays in four time periods—the 1960s and ‘70s, the 1950s, World War II, and the early 1800s—deepen understanding of federal/local relationships, social justice, and commerce.
Emilye Crosby presents the illustrated story of photographer and folklorist Roland L. Freeman. Tanya Mara Golash-Boza and Lily Lindros plumb real estate data to consider the many causes of White Flight in Brightwood Park. Anne Dobberteen recounts how Washingtonians responded to the threat of Axis air raids during World War II. Matthew Goetz writes the story of the Tripoli Monument (1808), Washington’s first national memorial, honoring sailors and marines who won the Tripolitan Wars to free Americans enslaved in North Africa. He also describes how the statue became a political football in the contest over American slavery.
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Jane F. Levey, Editor Tara Bahrampour, Managing Editor John DeFerrari, Review Editor Anne Masters Design, Graphic Designer Katrina Ingraham, Advertising Manager
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Chris Myers Asch Sally Lichtenstein Berk Kenneth R. Bowling Mary Beth Corrigan William C. diGiacomantonio Matthew B. Gilmore Michael Harrison Mary D. Hewes Christopher Klemek Richard Longstreth George Derek Musgrove Joseph P. Reidy Malgorzata Rymsza-Pawlowska Kim Prothro Williams