American History Blog

Hey all! I am Suketu Patel, a senior at West Essex High School with an interest in American History. I realized from a young age that I had a never-ending curiosity for history and as such have been reading history for many years. After a while, I created a blog so I could have a place to channel my curiosity and share my wealth of information. I am always reading and researching on my own, trying to find glance over new sources of information about history. I tend to focus on the Progressive era whenever within my posts but sometimes I will post other interesting pieces I find pertaining to American History. Enjoy your stay!

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Jacob Riis and his Photographs

A figure I find interesting, Jacob Riis was one of the most consequential muckrakers of the early 20th century and the Progressive Era of the United States. Through the use of a camera, he was able to inspire a movement which would improve the lives of millions throughout our country. His usage of “low-light flash…
Upton Sinclair and The Jungle

Source: Library of Congress Upton Sinclair, writer of The Jungle was one of the most influential muckrakers of the early 20th century. His book bought attention to the horrible living/working conditions in the meatpacking industry for immigrants. In the end, his book led to many of the regulations that would ensure safety within the industry.…
Jane Addams’ Pacifism

This article discusses Jane Addams’ and her pacifism. Over the years, she would fight to ensure peace in the world as one of the largest voices of pacifism. Addams’ had an idea of a “new internationalism.” The article states that Hull House had many different peoples within it and Addams used that as a Metaphor…
Jane Addams

This post is one Jane Addams, the person on which I did an internship over the summer. I recall having learned about her in my APUSH class earlier in the year. Addams is a very important but very unspoken person in American History.
Johnson’s Great Society

President Lyndon Johnson’s Great society programs would be the most ambitious in social programs passed, even surpassing the New Deal 30 years prior. The 89th congress would spear-head this effort with some scholars marking it as the most productive legislative session in American history.
Public Policy during the Great Depression

The Great Depression was a time of upheaval in our country. Our economy was destroyed and our environment was suffering. However, it saw records amounts of change in our country. Some of our nation’s largest amounts of public policy would be passed during this time under the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In the first…