Soul City, History in Fiction, and Life on the Thames – JSTOR Daily

The lost dream of Soul City (Black Perspectives)by Joshua Clark DavisIn 1969, Black Power advocate Floyd McKissick began building Soul City, a brand new multiracial community in North Carolinawith the help of the Nixon administration. A new book argues that we shouldnt see the citys ultimate failure as a sign that it was a doomed utopian enterprise from the beginning.

How historical are historical novels? (Perspectives on History)by Jeffrey WasserstromHistorical fiction isnt just escapism. A history professor explains how it can help readers understand the past in ways that nonfiction may not capture.

The Thames is coming back to life (The Hill)by Jenna RomaineIn 1957, Londons Thames River was declared biologically dead after centuries of abuse from the industrial, sewer-spewing city. Now, its home to a thriving array of species, including several kinds of sharks.

Life in the society of children (Sapiens)by Karen L. KramerIn international and historical terms, kids in the U.S. spend a shocking amount of time in age-segregated spaces or small nuclear-family settings. What could we learn from societies that do things very differently?

The long afterlife of bad obesity science (Scientific American)by Kelso HarperSince 1994, doctors and journalists have been quoting statistics about huge numbers of deaths supposedly caused by obesity. Volumes of research have shown that theyre not accurate. So why wont the myth die?

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