More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with “April 1865: The Month That Saved America." His latest book covers the period of time ...

The civil rights movement that gained strength in the 1960s was marked by citizen activism – as well as police violence ...

POTTSTOWN — Engage in a conversation about civil rights history in America and soon enough the subject of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, lunch counter sit-ins, and bus ...

Rejecting prevailing views of the movement as either exemplary or ineffectual, Brandon M. Terry offers a bold new vision of ...

National parks employees have raised the idea of removing books on slavery, Native Americans and George Washington from their gift shops as part of Trump officials’ efforts to scrub these popular ...

Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861, by Robert W. Merry. Simon & Schuster, 528 pages. With Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South ...

Mississippi is a state steeped in history, with a rich cultural heritage that spans centuries. From the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi has played a pivotal role in shaping the ...

More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with “April 1865: The Month That Saved America.” His latest book covers the period of time ...