In “Born Equal,” Akhil Reed Amar paints a sprawling portrait of 19th-century America in thrall to its founding moment.

A new statue of Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation will be unveiled at the African American Civil War ...

Today marks the 163rd anniversary of Antietam. Those who say they’re ready for civil war should stop and think about what ...

A statue of Abraham Lincoln depicting him signing the Emancipation Proclamation was installed outside of the African American ...

In August, history professor Michael Birkner gave a short speech in Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg, near where President ...

A new statue of President Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation was just installed outside the African ...

The genius of the American republic lies in part in the close relationship between its two founding documents.

Crittenden was born in Versailles, but would hold a variety of political offices in Kentucky and on a national level.

"Midnight on the Potomac" is told with heart but backed up with fact, making it approachable for any reader with a passing ...

In correspondence with a passionate abolitionist in London, the great American orator didn't hold back when talking about the ...

Trump’s departure will spark a civil war between traditional conservatives and NatCons over economics, foreign policy, and American identity.

Bullet to the brain, from one farm boy to another. When John Wilkes Booth fired a .44 lead ball into Abraham Lincoln’s head, the murder shook a nation to its core and led to 13 days of bedlam rivaling ...