On this day in history, Feb. 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified — granting African American men the right to vote. The amendment declared that the "right of citizens of ...

Among our nation's "firsts" were the introduction of the separation of church and state and George Washington's proclamation ...

A young girl tends the spinning machine at a cotton mill in North Carolina. Children worked adult hours for pennies in mills and factories all over the United States until reforms came with the Fair ...

This is a military historian’s view of the Second Amendment, which, in a historical context, is a military clause directly linked to national defense and the kind of military force required to meet ...

Today's Black History Month lesson from Derek Mosley teaches about the 13th Amendment, the institution of "Black Codes" and maintaining slavery even after the abolishment of slavery. OnMilwaukee is ...

It may not be as oft-quoted as the First Amendment or as contested as the Second Amendment, but the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution plays a critical role in supporting some of our ...

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. With mass shootings practically a daily event, defenders of unrestricted gun owner rights typically invoke the mantra of the Second Amendment. Attention is rarely ...

Congress passed the 19th Amendment, granting the right to vote to women, on this day in history, June 4, 1919 — sending the text of the amendment to the states for ratification. The amendment read, ...