Civil War
The Enduring Nostalgia of American Girl Dolls
The beloved line of fictional characters taught children about American history and encouraged them to realize their potential
Georgia Approves Changes to Stone Mountain Park, 'Shrine to White Supremacy'
The site's board authorized the creation of a truth-telling exhibit, a new logo and a relocated Confederate flag plaza
Why a 200-Year-Building in Morocco Is the Only National Historic Landmark Outside the U.S.
The structure in the port city of Tangier has served as a diplomatic residence, consulate, espionage headquarters, museum and library
The True History Behind Amazon Prime's 'Underground Railroad'
The adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel reimagines the eponymous trail to freedom as an actual train track
This Yacht Trafficked Enslaved Africans Long After the Slave Trade Was Abolished
New exhibition in Louisiana details the story of the "Wanderer," the penultimate ship to illegally transport enslaved people into the U.S.
The Ill-Fated Idea to Move the Nation's Capital to St. Louis
In the years after the Civil War, some wanted a new seat of government that would be closer to the geographic center of a growing nation
Site of Harriet Tubman's Lost Maryland Home Found After Decades-Long Search
The Underground Railroad conductor's father, Ben Ross, received the land where the cabin once stood in the early 1840s
Before the Civil War, New Orleans Was the Center of the U.S. Slave Trade
Untroubled by their actions, human traffickers like Isaac Franklin built a lucrative business providing enslaved labor for Southern farmers
Activist Group Will Return Stolen Confederate Monument—After Converting It Into a Toilet
"White Lies Matter" had pledged to deliver the stone chair intact if the United Daughters of the Confederacy displayed a specific banner
Curators Seek $25,000 to Repair Artworks Damaged in U.S. Capitol Attack
Rioters vandalized six sculptures and two paintings, in addition to smashing windows, breaking furniture and spraying graffiti
The Tragic Irony of the U.S. Capitol's Peace Monument
An unfinished Civil War memorial became an allegory for peace—and a scene of insurrection
The U.S. Removed Over 160 Confederate Symbols in 2020—but Hundreds Remain
Following mass protests against racial injustice, watchdog group records new push to remove racist monuments from public spaces
How the Unresolved Debate Over Black Male Suffrage Shaped the Presidential Election of 1868
At the height of the Reconstruction, the pressing issue was Black male suffrage
Black Lives Certainly Mattered to Abraham Lincoln
A look at the president's words and actions during his term shows his true sentiments on slavery and racial equality
How Photography Tells the Story of the Civil War's Black Soldiers
A new book by scholar Deborah Willis features more than 70 photos, as well as letters, journal entries and posters
Memorial to Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Will Replace Confederate Monument in Georgia
A tribute to the congressman and activist will stand in a DeKalb County square once occupied by a Confederate obelisk
A Curator Decodes the Powerful Messaging in This Landscape Painting
Curator Eleanor Harvey shares the story of Robert Duncanson and his artwork
Smithsonian Curator Reflects on Joe Biden's 'Poignant' Inaugural Painting
Eleanor Harvey posits that the 1859 landscape's message of hope resonated with First Lady Jill Biden, who helped select the artwork
Why a Virginia Museum Wants to Display a Defaced Sculpture of Jefferson Davis
"Actually bringing that statue back to the spot where it was created has a unique power to it," says the Valentine's director
The Last Surviving Widow of a Civil War Veteran Dies at 101
Helen Viola Jackson married James Bolin in 1936, when she was 17 and he was 93
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