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Historians in the News

April 12, 2014

The New President of the OAH Explains Why Next Year's Convention Is About Taboos (Interview)

by Patricia Limerick

Related Link: The 2014 OAH Annual Meeting: Videos, News, Everything

Patricia Limerick is the new president of the Organization of American Historians. In this interview with the History News Network she explains why next year's program is all about taboos.