The photo of an escaped enslaved person with scars covering his back has been one of the most influential images in American history, almost since the moment it ...

The removal of powerful Civil War era photography from public museums is the latest in a series of attacks on historical ...

Writer says those who justify the Civil War and World War II but condemn Israel’s war efforts are inconsistent and ...

At this point, there’s little doubt that the young man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk was angry with the right-wing ...

An absorbing and sensitive survey, Zaakir Tameez's book adeptly captures the many contradictions of the tumultuous life of a truly great, flawed leader, Charles Sumner.

I’m grateful that Visit Philly — the city’s main tourism agency — has promised to find a new home for historical displays ...

The 1863 portrait, also known as The Scourged Back, was once publicly circulated to condone slavery and racism in the ...

“We can’t remain slaves to Western concepts of war, war fighting and warfar,” said CDS Gen Anil Chauhan in Jharkhand on ...

During an extraordinary span between 1840 and 1920, America wrestled mightily with what the country's founders intended when they declared that "all ...

In the wake of this most recent murder of a political figure, I feel called to express the following. Who ever thought a deep and lasting hatred would blossom among citizens in the U.S. based on ...

Claims that federal officials ordered the removal of a the infamous 1863 image sparked concern over the Trump ...

A clip from Deen’s appearance on “Who Do You Think You Are” is spotlighted during a 2012 TimesTalk Deen did with New York Times reporter Kim Severson. In it, Deen visits a plantation that was once ...