Built by former slaves, the mill was so famous that W.E.B. DuBois included pictures of the building in an exhibit at the ...

In a world increasingly shaped by secularism and scientific empiricism, a paradox emerges: the enduring belief that history has direction, meaning and purpose—a secularized form of providentialism.

She campaigned for a formal apology and reparations from Japan for what it did to thousands of women like her, mostly Korean, ...

Direct descendants of Jefferson, as well as a number of historians, are interviewed for the six-part docuseries.

For generations, the Underground Railroad has been the quintessential story of resistance against oppression. Yet, the story ...

Out of the seven ‘Founding Fathers,’ only John Adams and Samuel Adams didn’t own slaves. Both men were Northerners. Thomas Jefferson and George Washington hailed from Virginia and considered slavery ...

History remembers Flora as the hero of the Battle of Great Bridge. A sentry facing an onslaught of volleys, he fired multiple ...

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

America is marking Presidents' Day with protests against President Trump's policies, including government cuts and ...

For African leaders, raising the issue could mean jeopardizing foreign aid, trade deals, and strategic partnerships. As a ...

An alliance of Jesuits and descendants of those the order once enslaved aims to achieve restorative justice by modeling terms of an 1838 slave sale.

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...