During the late 18th century, a flurry of social, political and economic changes offered many a new vision of personal ...

One of America’s greatest love stories can be understood through more than 1,000 eloquent letters that were sent between John ...

Today marks the 207th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, one of the greatest Americans to ever live. After he ...

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the COVID-19 pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it ...

I remember in 7th grade, I had two African American teachers, one for English and the other for history, who challenged me in ...

The United States of America elected its first president in 1789. President Donald Trump was elected as the nation's 47th ...

This week's Ken Bridges Texas History column is part 1 of a 2-part series exploring the disastrous Red River Expedition.

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad — Spanish for “Friendship” ...

Happy Friday. This is Zack Stanton. Thanks for waking up with Playbook. Get in touch: [email protected]. But it’s abnormal in this way: For the second week in a row, Trump’s Friday centers on ...

By TR Just like a myriad of other things, there is an amazing number of facts and trivia surrounding the U.S. Presidents ...

With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...