Public History
Public History
Past and Present
This chapter explores the “clash of values” between academic and public historians. It defines the similarities and differences between them and the reasons for the formation of separate organizations for public historians and suggests that the American Historical Association responded more positively to the challenge from public historians than the Organization of American Historians has until recently.
Keywords: American history, academic history, public historians, American Historical Association, Organization of American Historians
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