Boritt was born in Budapest in 1940 and survived World War II, although relatives were killed in the Auschwitz Nazi death ...

Reaching for parallels in the Revolution and abolition, Americans are no longer debating conventional public policy. We are ...

It was a war fueled by colonialism, launched with the intent of humiliating a weaker country, fought in the name of revenge ...

Wil Haygood’s “The War Within a War” is a rare, illuminating look at the way the war shaped the struggle for equality back ...

The story of Robert Smalls stands as a powerful reminder that Black history is not a side note to the American story but is ...

This 4-hour Civil War epic ditches clichés for historical accuracy, battle strategy, and gripping realism.

T here is no shortage of books on the period surrounding America’s civil war. Canonical classics include “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, ...

Black History Month remains necessary. When people ask why it matters, the better question is why so many have tried to erase ...

She set out metal detecting with no idea what history lay beneath her feet. Each signal revealed items lost during the American Civil War. What started as a hobby quickly became a connection to the ...

More than a century before streaming platforms and superhero cinematic universes, American filmmakers were already chasing scale, spectacle and national history. One of the boldest examples is The ...

More than 800 pre-Civil War-era buildings are still standing, including the African Meeting House, which celebrates its 200th ...