In his book Fear No Pharaoh, Richard Kreitner examines the reactions of six Jewish Americans to slavery and the Civil War.

As President Donald Trump attempts to reshape American government in his own image, the question of whether our democracy can ...

The dedication of Soldiers’ National Cemetery on Nov. 19, 1863, stands among Gettysburg’s most famous dates.

Art Broady’s free presentation, "The Dream … We Almost Never Heard," will be at noon Sunday, March 16, at First ...

The film recounts the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his assassination at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, ...

La Jolla Playhouse’s world premiere musical digs deep into the experiences of Frederick Douglass and the freed Black slaves ...

The speeches this year were conspicuously meek ... daughter a life without the fear that governs daily life in his homeland.

He stressed the need to use slides and videos sparingly. Focusing on the delivery of speeches to be made will create a "bigger impact", he added.

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base turns 100 this year, and True Concord Voices & Orchestra wants to throw the base a party. Not a big-bang fireworks kinda shindig; that will come later in March when ...

But Gettysburg has also been a symbol of America’s commitments to freedom and democracy, thanks to the immortal speech that Abraham Lincoln delivered ... ended it with a famous tribute to ...