Abolitionists used hard facts to counter pro-slavery propaganda, forcing indifferent Americans to face ugly realities.

On Nov. 19, 1863, then-President Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, ...

From Tom Hanks and Samuel L. Jackson to Meryl Streep and Claire Danes, American stars help tell the story of The American ...

"The American Revolution" is a sweeping, six-part PBS docuseries that feels like a confrontation of how America's founding ideals were born ...

As the Declaration of Independence approaches its 250th anniversary, Walter Isaacson shifts his focus from inventors to the profound impact of a singular line that has shaped a nation and continues to ...

After an outbreak of disease, an island off the coast of South Carolina became one of the only ‘free-roam’ monkey colonies in ...

On a recent visit to the rural area where the Underground Railroad's most famous conductor was born enslaved in 1822, ...

The United States came out of violence,” the historian Maya Jasanoff reminds us in our series “The American Revolution” ...

You have to have a caring heart to start to make a difference,” said Tracy N. Brown, president of the Blair County NAACP, ...

The theocratic imbalance: When “God” dominated all Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD, Europe was ...

For the more outdoorsy types, camping at Florida Caverns State Park puts you right in the heart of natural beauty, with sites ...

The popular Gold Rush Days festival in October brings the town’s golden history to life with fun activities. Dahlonega’s ...