In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its ...

Abolitionists used hard facts to counter pro-slavery propaganda, forcing indifferent Americans to face ugly realities.

Ahead of the PBS production's premiere, the legendary filmmaker and co-director Sarah Botstein share insights on their ...

Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 27, and while we celebrate with festive parades and indulging in food, the holiday does not ...

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Civil War / Government Records, Business Records, and Other Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from ...

Thanksgiving turkeys are part of the holiday. Learn about the history of turkey on Thanksgiving and find out why do we eat ...

The park service has long tried to present a wide range of perspectives on historical events. The Trump administration could ...

For instance, eels and shellfish were part of the typical diet of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag, the Indigenous people in ...

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Amid historical debates, massive travel surges, and a constantly evolving feast, Thanksgiving endures as the civic ritual ...

Treasures from late Samsung boss Lee Kun-hee’s art collection are on show in the US after his family donated over 23,000 artworks to the South Korean public.

The displays’ removal, American and Dutch critics of the move say, signifies an erasure of Black Americans’ contributions in the war.