READING HISTORY

American History

  • Martin Luther King and the FBI

    Written by: Dafydd Townley On or about the 6th November 1964, this letter was posted to Martin Luther King. The civil rights leader had just been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for work in campaigning for racial equality in the… Continue reading

    Martin Luther King and the FBI

  • American Politics Group of the Political Studies Association Annual Conference 2016

    ‘Looking Back at Obama’ Call for Papers Dr Mara Oliva & PhD candidate Dafydd Townley will be hosting the forty-second annual conference of the American Politics Group of the Political Studies Association at the Department of History, University of Reading (UK)… Continue reading

  • Professor Matthew Worley on Youth Culture

    From an idea of Dr Jacqui Turner, we are proud to present our new special feature “Our Videos” Dr Turner has created and produced a series of mini-documentaries featuring our members of staff discussing their research expertise and teaching.  … Continue reading

  • Black History Month: October 2014

    by Dr Emily West The authority known as the ‘Greater London Council’ introduced Black History Month (BHM) to the UK in October 1987 with the intention of promoting greater racial tolerance and understanding in the city. The initiative was soon… Continue reading

  • The inaugural BrANCH and HOTCUS conference: “BrATCUS” 2014

    This September, the University of Reading was fortunate to host the British Association of Nineteenth Century Historians (BrANCH) and the Historians of the Twentieth Century United States (HOTCUS) in the first conference shared by both organisations. The collaboration provided attendees… Continue reading