Hamilton

Hamilton, Hip-Hop, and the Law (Review)

by Stephen Rohde

Lisa Tucker's edited volume of essays uses the musical "Hamilton" as a lens on several significant legal issues ranging from originalism to employment discrimination. 

Historian Richard Bell Talks Hamilton’s Facts, Fictions at Library Society

University of Maryland historian Richard Bell says that the hit play was welcome for drawing attention to the challenges of the founding era, but didn't really address the dynamics of racism in colonial society. 

Who Tells Your Story: Joanne B. Freeman on "Hamilton" and History (Tuesday 7/28 6:00 PM EDT)

Join Yale historian Joanne Freeman for a discussion of the historical accuracy and significance of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical "Hamilton." 

Historians on the "Hamilton" Film

The Broadway hit moves to streaming video. Historians weigh in on the source material, the relationship of the founding to slavery, and more. 

‘Hamilton’ and the Historical Record: Frequently Asked Questions

The Disney+ filmed version has fans wondering what’s accurate. Historians are fans, too, and they have answers, along with caveats.

Aaron Burr — villain of ‘Hamilton’ — had a secret family of color, new research shows

The article features the research of Sherri Burr and quotations from Annette Gordon-Reed. 

Ishmael Reed Tries to Undo the Damage ‘Hamilton’ Has Wrought

His new play, The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda, is an extremely earnest attempt to show Miranda the many errors of his blockbuster musical.

Did ‘Hamilton’ Get the Story Wrong? One Playwright Thinks So

“The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda” targets “Hamilton,” the play, and “Hamilton,” the best-selling biography by Ron Chernow, which inspired Mr. Miranda.

The Issue on the Table: Is “Hamilton” Good For History?

In a new book, top historians discuss the musical’s educational value, historical accuracy and racial revisionism.

Hamilton a hit off-Broadway too

Millions are being spent on Hamilton artifacts.

Hamilton helped elect his rival to keep an ‘unruly Tyrant’ from the presidency. If only . . .

by Dana Milbank

“Great Ambition unchecked by principle . . . is an unruly Tyrant.” – Hamilton on Burr

Alexander Hamilton, History Superstar

by Bruce W. Dearstyne

How can this one man be a hero to both liberals and conservatives? He’s complicated – like America.

House GOP dodges vote to block Harriet Tubman from $20 bill

GOP representative Steve King had objected that Tubman is a divisive figure and wanted to block her from $10 bill. GOP stopped him.

‘Hamilton’ Inc.: The Path to a Billion-Dollar Broadway Show

At $100 million a year, the Broadway production of the show would pass the $1 billion mark in a decade.

Stop clinging to the Founding Fathers: The Andrew Jackson/Hamilton/Tubman debate is really about honest history

by Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg

Our candidate for a white guy on our currency would be Albert Gallatin, not Alexander Hamilton.

Top 7 ways Harriet Tubman is the most Badass Spy & Warrior ever to grace US Currency

by Juan Cole

That’s right. She was Jane Bond in the mid-19th century.

Harriet Tubman to Appear on $20 Bill, While ‘Hamilton’ Popularity Keeps Founding Father on $10

Other depictions of women and civil rights leaders will also be part of new currency designs. (Includes Related Links to relevant stories we found on the Internet.)

Hamilton’s Pulitzer Prize is a Shot in the Arm for History

by Bruce Chadwick

The nod of the Pulitzer committee will whet the public appetite for more history plays, and movies.

Why Hamilton—Not Jefferson—Is the Father of the American Economy

by Stephen S. Cohen and J. Bradford DeLong

The United States we have today is not Jefferson’s, but Hamilton’s. Why? Because once the Hamiltonian system was set, it stuck. It worked.

Jeffersonians Claimed Washington Was Hamilton’s Dupe. They Were Wrong.

by Stephen F. Knott

Washington called the shots.