Many of these men, once bound in slavery, were also being documented for the first time, impacting generations to come.

As anger about the presence of ICE in Minneapolis divided the nation, Americans turned to the American Civil War for ...

The new podcast is about a conspiracy that took place in Ohio and several other Midwestern states during the Civil War.

Out of this moment of fear and uncertainty comes the chance to imagine a democracy that has never fully existed.

American support for Syria’s subjugation of “Rojava”—the autonomous Kurdish-led administration in its northeast—is regarded ...

At that time, the Fifth Circuit heard appeals from federal trial courts in the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida—the very heart of resistance to racial equality, ...

Older generations were drawn toward movements from early U.S. history, with 48% of the Silent Generation and 28% of Baby Boomers indicating American independence from British rule was one of the top ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon, two-time Democratic presidential candidate and Greenville native, has died at the ...

A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped A Nation," the 38th year congressman tells the story of how ...

Activism / Obituary / The iconic civil rights leader, who has died at 84, made anti-war and pro-diplomacy politics central to ...

A new National Building Museum exhibit highlights the legacy of Rosenwald Schools. Once common in Maryland and Virginia, these historic buildings helped close the education gap and shaped future civil ...