To honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is fitting to read a portion of his speech, “The Other…
Rebecca KoerselmanJanuary 21, 2019
When December rolls around, I enjoy opening the mailbox to find Christmas cards instead of the usual fliers and bills.…
Rebecca KoerselmanDecember 24, 2018
Not only did the Puritans not celebrate Thanksgiving, they firmly banned Christmas. (Spoiler alert: the Puritans did not celebrate Easter…
Rebecca KoerselmanDecember 10, 2018
What is the correct story of United States history? Historian Lendol Calder, in his article, “The Stories We Tell,” highlights…
Rebecca KoerselmanNovember 26, 2018
If it snows in November, is it because folks are decorating for Christmas? So I have been told. But I…
Rebecca KoerselmanNovember 19, 2018
As I hear the partisan language connected to the midterm elections, I cannot help but reflect on how we got…
Rebecca KoerselmanNovember 5, 2018
I recently attended the biannual Conference on Faith and History at Calvin College. Robert Orsi, a prominent scholar of American…
Rebecca KoerselmanOctober 22, 2018
As an alumnus of Michigan State University, I am deeply upset by the appalling abuse of Larry Nassar. When people…
Rebecca KoerselmanOctober 8, 2018
Originating around 1830 and maintaining popularity for decades, the minstrel show used blackface comedy to entertain white Americans. Minstrel shows…
Rebecca KoerselmanSeptember 24, 2018
