Colonialism
The Sights and Sounds of the Sea Have Inspired American Artists for Generations
Exhibition spotlights crashing waves, maritime voyages and seafaring vessels painted by Georgia O'Keeffe, Normal Rockwell and Jacob Lawrence
The Polynesian 'Prince' Who Took 18th-Century England by Storm
A new nonfiction release revisits the life of Mai, the first Pacific Islander to visit Britain
Looted Maqdala Treasures Returned to Ethiopia After 150 Years
A nonprofit foundation purchased the objects, which were seized by British troops in 1868, with the aim of restituting them
Aztec Pictograms Are the First Written Records of Earthquakes in the Americas
New analysis of the 16th-century "Codex Telleriano-Remensis" reveals 12 references to the natural disasters
This Eighth-Grade Class Wants to Clear the Name of an Accused Salem 'Witch'
Elizabeth Johnson Jr. was sentenced to death in 1693 but escaped execution after receiving a reprieve from Massachusetts' governor
This Map Details Florida's Disappearing Native American Landscape
A 19th-century reporter’s invaluable guide offers a look at the earliest residents of the area surrounding the Tampa Bay
Machu Picchu Is Older Than Previously Thought, Radiocarbon Dating Suggests
New research indicates that the Inca settlement was in continuous use from at least 1420 to 1530
Was La Malinche, Indigenous Interpreter for Conquistador Hernán Cortés, a Traitor, Survivor or Icon?
A new exhibition at the Denver Art Museum explores the legacy of an enslaved woman who aided Spain's conquest of the Americas
Why Germany's Newly Opened Humboldt Forum Is So Controversial
Critics cite the Berlin museum's ties to the country's colonialist past
Unraveling the Colonialist Myths of Nova Scotia
Planners saw the region as a blank space ripe for transformation: the perfect canvas for imperial fantasies
Brooklyn Museum Returns 1,305 Pre-Hispanic Artifacts to Costa Rica
The NYC cultural institution sent the objects to the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica as an "as an unrestricted gift"
Is This Florida Island Home to a Long-Lost Native American Settlement?
Excavations on Big Talbot Island may have unearthed traces of Saraby, a 16th- or 17th-century Mocama community
Germany Acknowledges Genocide in Namibia but Stops Short of Reparations
Between 1904 and 1908, colonial forces murdered tens of thousands of Herero and Nama people
Why the Controversy Over a Black Actress Playing Anne Boleyn Is Unnecessary and Harmful
Long before Jodie Turner-Smith's miniseries came under criticism, British Indian actress Merle Oberon portrayed the Tudor queen
Remains of Enslaved People Found at Site of 18th-Century Caribbean Plantation
Archaeologists conducting excavations on the Dutch island of Sint Eustatius have discovered 48 skeletons to date
Confronting the Netherlands' Role in the Brutal History of Slavery
A Rijksmuseum exhibition explores the legacy of colonialism and misleading nature of the term "Dutch Golden Age"
Spiritual Medium Mbuya Nehanda Defied Colonialists in 19th-Century Zimbabwe
A newly unveiled statue in the African country's capital honors an icon of resistance against British imperialism
Mexico City Marks 500th Anniversary of the Fall of Tenochtitlán
The events highlight the complex legacy of 300 years of Spanish rule
The Olympic Star Who Just Wanted to Go Home
Tsökahovi Tewanima held an American record in running for decades, but his training at the infamous Carlisle school kept him from his ancestral Hopi lands
Rare 17th-Century Coin Featuring Charles I's Likeness Found in Maryland
Archaeologists found a telltale silver shilling at the likely site of St. Mary's Fort, a 1634 structure built by early English colonists
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