Category Archives: History

Public Panic and the Media

Posted on January 5, 2015 at 7:49 pm by Sharon Gerald

In 1938, the famous radio broadcast of Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds aired to what? Widespread panic from a duped public? That’s the popular version of the story, but this article from Slate says it isn’t true. Newspapers of … Continue reading →

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Zora Neale Hurston on the history of the zombie

Posted on November 25, 2014 at 3:36 pm by Sharon Gerald

Zora Neale Hurston is perhaps best known for her book Their Eyes Were Watching God, a classic of Southern Literature. Students who read about Janie’s love for Tea Cake might not guess that Hurston also believed that zombies were real … Continue reading →

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