In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

The Kings and Generals animated documentary series launches its new chapter on the American Civil War with an in-depth look ...

War-torn South Sudan is a country the State Department advises against travel to due to “crime, kidnapping, and armed ...

Political violence poses an existential threat to our nation and our freedoms—but it’s not too late.

When George Washington goes to heaven in the Gullah Traveling Theater’s telling of the American Revolution, Saint Peter stops ...

Tubman's 1863 raid, which destroyed seven plantations along the Combahee River in South Carolina and freed 756 enslaved ...

From live battle reenactments to walking in the footsteps of troops and visiting historical markers, these destinations offer ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

Kings and Generals begins a brand-new series on the American Civil War, starting with the crucial question: why did the South secede? This setup episode dives into the political, economic, and ...

Indeed, 12 military men in the American Revolution were drawing pensions in the Civil War, and the photos of six appeared in E.B. Hillard’s book “The Last Men of the Revolution” in 1864.

Students spent a week touring Underground Railroad sites in Camden and Lawnside and taking photographs to learn about the ...

At a Pride parade in Half Moon Bay, Calif., a few days ago, my daughter bought a pink T-shirt with a hand-printed design. As ...