As the purpose and meaning of the 14th Amendment are once again debated, it’s well worth learning more about one of its primary authors: George S. Boutwell.

The friendship that developed, during perhaps the most turbulent time in American History, between two apparently dissimilar ...

We were all taught in school that the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the U.S. to celebrate American independence ...

Author Ed Achorn will discuss his latest book, "The Lincoln Miracle," at 3 p.m. on April 6 at the Sudbury Grange.

The cover of 'Nance: A Girl of Color and Her Lawyer Abraham Lincoln,' a new book by Kevin Orlin Johnson. It details the case ...

Abraham Lincoln said goodbye to his friend for the last time as they left the meeting that afternoon. It was Friday, April 14 ...

In 3 Summers of Lincoln, The La Jolla Playhouse is exploring a side of Lincoln (Ivan Hernandez) not usually talked about: his ...

Most modern Americans cannot conceive of states seceding from the US, but in 1860, the majority of the people believed ...

We know that 10 of the first 12 presidents enslaved Black people, according to White House documents. All but John Adams and ...

New documentary tells the little known story of Joshua Glover, a fugitive slave who was a catalyst for the Republican Party, the Civil War, and slavery’s demise!  By Mikel Kwaku […] ...

Facing the crisis of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln drew on religious feeling to help galvanize the North—and to bolster his ...

In this week‘s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews Sick from Freedom: African-American Illness and Suffering during the Civil War and Reconstruction by ...