April/May 2010

"At the Threshold" Grief-stricken North and South escort McKinley into the Hall of Martyrs. Busts of Lincoln and Garfield mark the entrance. Just beyond a winged figure holds out a laurel wreath. Illustrator: W.A. Rogers; Source: Harper's Weekly, Volume 45, Number 2334 (September 14, 1901), 909.

Teaching Resource: Using "'Big Jim' Parker and the Assassination of William McKinley," by John McClymer. A set of resources and suggestions that focus upon the representation of Africans and African Americans at the Buffalo World's Fair. We invite your comments and suggestions, including suggested resources, for teaching about race, racial representations, and related matters in undergraduate and graduate courses.