Camp Nelson Revived
Camp Nelson served as a critical supply depot, training center, and forward base for the Federal Army during the Civil War
Elizabeth Freeman: The Enslaved Woman who Sued for Freedom in 1780—and Won
Using language in Massachusetts' state constitution, Freeman, known as 'Mum Bett,' successfully challenged her enslavement in court
Fort Benning Memorializes Black Soldier Lynched in 1941, as Post Awaits Renaming Effort
Pvt. Felix Hall is the only known victim of extrajudicial lynching to have died on a U.S. military base
The History of Political Protests at the Olympic Games
Throughout the 125-year history of the Olympic games, the storied event has been a successful platform for protest
‘Rock Me on the Water’ Review: How California Came to Dominate American Culture
The Eagles took it too easy, Debbie lit up our lives and Bruce (the shark) scared us to death
House Votes to Remove Confederate Statues from Capitol
The bill passed in a 285-120 vote
Tempest in Texas: The Controversial Courts-Martial of an All-Black Regiment
A few months after the United States entered World War I, another war broke out in Houston
What is Juneteenth? The History of America’s Newest Federal Holiday
Juneteenth, an annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, has been celebrated by African Americans since the late 1800s.
‘Nine Days: The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life’ Review
The battle to free the civil rights leader from a notorious Georgia prison was central to the 1960 presidential election
‘New York, New York, New York’ Review: Sins and Songs of the City
Gotham lurches from crisis to crisis, but sorry, Jerry Ford, it hasn't dropped dead yet
‘Holding Back the River’ Review: The Water Is Wild and Can Never Be Tamed
Attempts to master America's mighty waterways are forever doomed to fail
Nation’s Largest Confederate Memorial, Stone Mountain, to Get New Exhibit Explaining the Site’s ‘whole story’
The exhibit is being developed by "credible and well-established historians… to tell the warts-and-all history of the Stone Mountain carving"
Letter From Wild West — June 2021
For bad or worse, ‘outlaws’ come to mind at the mention of Indian Territory
Decades-Long Mystery Surrounding Harriet Tubman’s Maryland Home Solved, Archaeologists Say
“We couldn’t understand why we weren’t finding anything. It was like, ‘Where is this place?’”
Planning for a Victorious South
'Colossal Ambitions' examines Confederate expectations for a place as a global power—with slavery
Nicodemus: How a Small Town in Kansas Became America’s Largest Black Colony
For more than 50 years the town of Nicodemus, Kansas, beat the odds and its harsh surroundings to provide opportunity for former slaves and their descendants
