The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture emerged from decades of work by members of Congress, including the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis.

A complex understanding of the past is vital to understanding what's happening in the United States today. But many of us often don't get the historical background we need in school. For example, to ...

Re “Trump’s Politics Are Changing How History and Civics Are Taught” (news article, Nov. 7): As the historian John Hope Franklin once observed, “The writing of history reflects the interests, ...

If you select “virtually any date in US history, it would be possible to find the same poisonous ingredients [… that] percolated violently to the surface on January 6th, 2021,” writes journalist and ...

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Explore the remarkable lives and contributions of nine indigenous women in American history: Jigonhsasee, Pocahontas, Weetamoo, Hopokoekau, Nanyehi, Sacagawea, Buffalo Calf Road Woman, Susan La ...