Workers at General Motors occupied factories for 44 days in Flint, controlling irreplaceable auto body dies. Michigan’s ...

Our favorite titles of the year resurrect overlooked histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today ...

The roots of American slavery precede early modern European thought and extend back to Greece and Rome.

The fact that our country is divided isn’t new. In many respects, it can be traced back to the founding of a nation on the promise of freedom while dependent on slavery, a time when many couldn’t ...

A series of musical animations, chronicling diverse experiences of how race has helped shape American culture. These shorts provide insight into the unique lived experiences of historical figures who ...

Just under a decade before skirmishes in Concord and Lexington would set off the American Revolutionary War, a group known as the Daughters of Liberty formed to protest the Stamp Act, per University ...

Among the flurry of executive orders that Donald Trump issued on the first day of his return to office was a peculiar one: to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Claiming to ...

Since the Fourth of July, (which I call Independence Day) is one of my favorite holidays, I was surprised to discover that many people don’t realize it’s considered America’s birthday. If you want to ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America’s most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners grew ...

Hollywood has unsurprisingly often turned to history in its search for compelling stories and narratives, and it has been particularly invested in bringing America’s past to vibrant life on the screen ...