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.

Rachel B. Doyle is a senior editor at History.com.

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Rebecca Edwards is a professor of history at Vassar College with a special interest in the post-Civil War era, including electoral politics and the history of women and gender

Bart D. Ehrman is the author of The Triumph of Christianity and the author or editor of more than 30 books, including the New York Times bestsellers Misquoting Jesus and How Jesus Became God. Ehrman is a professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a leading authority on the New Testament and the history of early Christianity. Connect with him on Twitter @BartEhrman and Facebook.com/AuthorBartEhrman.

Sheila Mulrooney Eldred is a freelance journalist based in Minneapolis. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, NPR, the Washington Post, and Sahan Journal.

Farrell Evans is an award-winning journalist who writes about sports and history.

Tony Tekaroniake Evans is an award-winning journalist and the author of Teaching Native Pride, the memoir Believing in Indians and other books. He can be found at tonytekaroniakeevans.com.

Noah Feldman is a professor of law at Harvard University and was a clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter. His books include “The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President.”