Joanne Freeman

Joanne Freeman is the Class of 1954 professor of history and American studies at Yale University, author of The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War, and host of the webinar History Matters (...and so does coffee!).

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I’m a Historian. I See Reason to Fear—And to Hope.

We can’t assume that all will be fine in the end, but history shows us that times of unrest are opportunities, too.
- Joanne Freeman
- August 17, 2020
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America Descends Into the Politics of Rage

Trump and other practitioners may reap short-term gains, but history suggests they will provoke a fearsome backlash.
- Joanne Freeman
- October 22, 2018
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The Bloody History of the U.S. House of Representatives

Recent conflict over gun-control legislation recalls antebellum-era congressional melees.
- Joanne Freeman
- June 27, 2016

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Joanne Freeman

I’m a Historian. I See Reason to Fear—And to Hope.

America Descends Into the Politics of Rage

The Bloody History of the U.S. House of Representatives