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One region of America is never fully allowed to move on from its past. America rightly examines difficult chapters of its history. Every region has sins, failures, and injustices that deserve honest s ...

The 56 men who signed their names to the Declaration of Independence knew that if the British prevailed, they'd be tried for treason. When they pledged "our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sa ...

The Executive Order President Trump signed last year on National Parks, Smithsonian museums, and monuments was designed to counter those who attempt to "rewrite our Nation's history.&rdquo ...

Gerrymandering election districts is not new in American politics. Drawing election district lines and other manipulation of voting districts to gain a partisan political advantage has a long history,

In segregated twentieth-century Natchez, Mississippi, power wore predictable faces: white, male, and respectable, at least on paper. Yet one of the town's most influential figures fit none of those ca ...

As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, the country is once again revisiting the presidents who shaped the Republic. Some are remembered for triumph and progress. Others for scandal ...

When was the last time you saw a teenage boy with a book in his hand? A phone, alas, probably all the time. But a book? Unless a teacher stuck it there, you're as likely to find a boy holding an ...

The conventional way to mark a 250th birthday is to call the Founders "visionaries," to say they saw around corners and anticipated the country we became. These authors would push back on ...

This year marks the 90th anniversary of the loss of an architectural wonder in South London. At 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 30, 1936, staff reported that fire had broken out at the vast Crystal Palace at Sydenh ...

A visitor standing at the intersection of D'Evereux Drive and Liberty Road today would find little reason to linger. Cars pass through the traffic light. Businesses line the road. The sounds are ...