Ronald Collins

Feb 28, 2025 | americanheritage.com | Edwin Grosvenor |Elisabeth Griffith |Dan Rather |Ronald Collins

Editor's Note: Elisabeth Griffith is the author of two acclaimed books on women's history, Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality: 1920–2020 and In Her Own Right: the Life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She has a PhD in history, and publishes a blog at Pink Threads on Substack. On November 14, 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through an angry crowd into a school emptied of other students.

Nov 14, 2024 | americanheritage.com | Edwin Grosvenor |Ronald Collins |Dan Rather |Lonnie Bunch

The boy's vicious killing in Mississippi in 1955 helped to transform America's racial consciousness. Editor’s Note: Ronald K.L. Collins is a retired law professor, noted legal scholar, and the author or co-author of 13 books. He recently published Tragedy on Trial: The Story of the Infamous Emmett Till Murder Trial based on the discovery of long-lost transcripts of the trial proceedings.

Oct 8, 2024 | americanheritage.com | Edwin Grosvenor |Dan Rather |Ronald Collins |Lonnie Bunch

Editor’s Note: After a distinguished career in journalism spanning six decades, Dan Rather reflected on patriotism and what it means to be an American in his recent bestselling book, What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism, coauthored with Elliot Kirschner. This essay was adapted from portions of the book.