The American Civil War didn’t start suddenly in 1861—it was the result of decades of tension slowly tearing the country apart. As the U.S. expanded westward, every new territory reignited the ...

Alvarado, chair of the Fulton County Reparations Task Force, is translating the harm of slavery into monetary value.

“Cassius Marcellus Clay: The Life of an Antislavery Slaveholder and the Paradox of American Reform” entertains other possibilities. Its able author, Anne E. Marshall, is a professor of history at ...

Removing a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia revives a 250-year-old American debate.

Modern ‘fire eaters’ revive the language — and tactics — of pre-Civil War resistance to federal law. B etween 1855 and 1859, a guerrilla war broke out in Kansas, ignited by pro-slavery Democrats who ...

The White House is afraid to admit the contradiction at the heart of our history: a nation that dedicated itself to human liberty also enslaved African Americans.

Cloudsplitter: A Novel,” by Russell Banks, is a 750-page missive that tells the story of John Brown’s lifelong fight against slavery through his son, Owen’s, eyes. The author lived in Keene, New York, ...

The truth behind the myths America still protects.

After a five-year push, a group of academics and historians will soon celebrate the installation of a plaque to mark the site of ex-slave pens near Busch Stadium.

President Donald Trump’s administration is bolstering its military presence in the Middle East amid tensions with Iran. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate. Follow ...

Earlier this week, more than 85 percent of voters supported a referendum rejecting the rezoning.

Most Americans might not think of New York State first in context of the American Revolution and independence – Boston, ...