Test your knowledge of American history! See if you can identify 7 famous Americans and their major accomplishments, ...

The nation today marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal observance honoring King’s profound impact while also ...

It was no accident that Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863. That act shifted the meaning of ...

The Equal Justice Initiative’s historical sites in Montgomery, Alabama, show what’s possible when history isn’t subject to ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” address at 1963’s March on Washington is perhaps the most famous speech in ...

Two Springfield landmarks are adding evening tours, art nights and Civil War programs this January. See what’s planned and ...

After buying his own liberty, the Marylander covertly assisted conductors on the Underground Railroad, including Harriet ...

The professor behind the "History That Doesn't Suck" podcast tackles 100 Years in 100 Minutes at The Broadberry.

In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation.

After the Battle of Gettysburg ended, 43-year-old Basil Biggs, a prominent member of the black community in the once-thriving ...

Sometimes, a policy change is more than a policy change; it is a window into the soul of a nation, Stuart Lord says.

At the very moment that the United States of America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, a remarkable ...