Indigenous slavery, which lasted for centuries, has gone by many names. A new public history project wants us to see it for what it was.

America’s 250-year history features prominent men who built and shaped the nation. But less is known about the women whose ...

The historian promoted Negro History Week as part of efforts to embed Black studies into the American education system.

Smithsonian magazine explores some of the many ways to celebrate the nation and looks back at how previous big birthdays were commemorated amid domestic turmoil ...

Taverns and inns were more than a place to tip a pint: In Revolutionary America, they were a center of civic life.

Columbia University’s Incite Institute offers more than 450 perspectives from the Obama White House and beyond.

On a cold, rainy day in rural Colleton County, history wasn’t confined to a page; it echoed through cannon fire and drifted through campfire smoke.