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Cover: Antislavery petition from the Pennsylvania Abolition Society to the First Federal Congress with the seal of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery (inset). |
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ARTICLES
A Clash of Principles: The First Federal Debate over Slavery and Race, 1790
— Paul J. Polgar
From Conspiracy to Policy: James V. Martin, the “Air Trust” Narrative, and the 1926 Air Commerce Act
— Sean Seyer
— Neil Buffett
— Bradley Lynn Coleman
INTERVIEWAn Interview with Kelly J. Shannon
— Alexander Poster
Roundtable
From Selma to Moscow: How Human Rights Activists Transformed U.S. Foreign Policy by Sarah B. Snyder
– Introduction by Paul Adler
– Review by Theresa Keeley
– Review by Robert Rakove
– Review by Matthew K. Shannon
– Response by Sarah B. Snyder
ReCent Publications
Federal History features scholarship on all aspects of the history and operations of the federal government, and of critical historical interactions between American society and the government, including the U.S. military, 1776 to the present. It also publishes articles examining contemporary issues and challenges in federal history work. The journal highlights the research of historians working in or for federal agencies, academic historians, and independent scholars.
For submissions or inquiries, e-mail the Federal History editors at federalhistory@gmail.com
ISSN 2163-8144 (print)
ISSN 1943–8036 (online)