Colette Coleman is an independent journalist focused on topics in race and equity, past and present. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Newsweek and The Chicago Tribune. Follow Colette @ColetteXColeman.

Jon T. Coleman is a professor of history at the University of Notre Dame and author of Vicious: Wolves and Men in America and co-author of The American West: A New Interpretive History (Yale University Press).

Jennet Conant is the bestselling author of The Great Secret: The Classified Chemical Weapons Disaster that Launched the War on Cancer. Check out her other books on World II on her website JennetConant.com.

Glenn Corbett, an expert in fire protection, is an Associate Professor of Fire Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Corbett served on the federal advisory committee to the National Construction Safety Team that investigated the collapse of the World Trade Center towers and testified before the 9/11 Commission. He serves as technical editor of Fire Engineering magazine.

The author of Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson, Alan Pell Crawford has written for The Wall Street Journal for more than 30 years. His most recent book is This Fierce People: The Untold Story of America's Revolutionary War in the South.

Michelle Cyca is a writer and editor based in Vancouver, Canada. Her work has appeared in Maclean's, The Walrus, Chatelaine and The Tyee, among other publications. She can be found online at MichelleCyca.com or at @michellecyca.

Matthew Dallek is a professor at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management and author of Defenseless Under the Night: The Roosevelt Years and the Origins of Homeland Security.

Greg Daugherty, a longtime magazine editor and frequent contributor to HISTORY.com, has also written on historical topics for Smithsonian, National Geographic Traveler, and other outlets.

Lauren Davila is a historian specializing in the history of slavery in the United States.

Susan Delson, author of Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen: One Dime at a Time, has written about art for The Wall Street Journal. Follow her on Instagram @susandelson.

Philip Deslippe is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In addition to several articles in academic journals, his work has appeared in Yoga Journal, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Air & Space Smithsonian, and the Indian news site Scroll.