Colonialism
Daisy Kadibil’s Story of Escape Called Attention to the "Stolen Generations" of Aboriginal Australians
Kadibil, who died at the age of 95, had her incredible odyssey recounted in the acclaimed 2002 film ‘Rabbit-Proof Fence’
The American Revolution Was Just One Battlefront in a Huge World War
A new Smithsonian exhibition examines the global context that bolstered the colonists’ fight for independence
Three 18th-Century Ships Found in Old Town Alexandria Tell a Story of Colonial-Era Virginia
Another intentionally buried ship was found just a block away from the newly discovered finds in 2015
India's Abandoned Island of Colonial Horror
Eerie and desolate, Ross Island harbors a tale of oppression and disaster
Why Swaziland Is Now the Kingdom of eSwatini
The king has declared it will use its pre-colonial Swazi name from now on
Science Still Bears the Fingerprints of Colonialism
Western science long relied on the knowledge and exploitation of colonized peoples. In many ways, it still does
New Statue Immortalizes Mary Thomas, Who Led a Revolt Against Danish Colonial Rule
It is the city’s first public monument to a black woman
The Woman Who Transformed How We Teach Geography
By blending education and activism, Zonia Baber made geography a means of uniting—not conquering—the globe
Bringing Taíno Peoples Back Into History
A traveling Smithsonian exhibition explores the legacy of Indigenous peoples in the Greater Antilles and their contemporary heritage movement
The Pilgrims Weren't the First to Celebrate Thanksgiving
Virginia has a claim to an earlier Christian Thanksgiving celebration
The British Museum Was a Wonder of Its Time—But Also a Product of Slavery
A new book explores the little-known life and career of Hans Sloane, whose collections led to the founding of the British Museum
The True Story of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond—and Why the British Won't Give It Back
A star of London’s Crown Jewels, the Indian gem has a bloody history of colonial conquest
German Art Museum Tackles Legacy of Colonialism
Looking hard at its own collection, Kunsthalle Bremen aims to challenge the racism of colonialism that persists today
Online Map Charts Massacres of Indigenous Australians
European settlers waged more than 150 attacks against Aboriginal groups along the country’s east coast, resulting in the deaths of some 6,000 people
This Long, Violent Border Dispute Between Colonial Maryland and Pennsylvania is Why We Have the Mason-Dixon Line
Cresap's War was a conflict that didn't get fully settled for almost 50 years
How a Single Paragraph Paved the Way for a Jewish State
The Balfour Declaration changed the course of history with just one sentence
A Rare Public Display of a 17th-Century Mayan Manuscript
With the book newly digitized, scholars are reinterpreting a story of native resistance from within its pages
Benjamin Franklin Was the First to Chart the Gulf Stream
Franklin's cousin, Timothy Folger, knew how the then-unnamed current worked from his days as a whaler
Found: A Second Parchment Copy of the Declaration of Independence
Likely commissioned in the 1780s by James Wilson, the handwritten copy's signatory order appears to emphasize national unity
The Mystery of Roanoke Endures Yet Another Cruel Twist
An artifact found 20 years ago turns out to not be what archaeologists thought
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