Jose Antonio Robles came to Branciforte as one of nine “convict settlers,” jailed for petty crimes. He was born in Zacatecas, ...

McElwee’s 1985 masterpiece “Sherman’s March” is a would-be historical documentary hijacked by the floundering love life of ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) in a recently released interview signaled an openness to reparations for slavery in ...

For local governments, calculating the cumulative costs of slavery, segregation and denial of opportunity is more than an ...

Sioux City had three chances to be the starting point of the transcontinental railroad, according to the late local railroad ...

Ross McElwee, a longtime diaristic documentary-maker, assembles a personal ode to the troubled boy on the edge of his frame who became a drug addict.

Ukrainian strikes have brought blackouts and fuel shortages to Crimea, where the Guardian reports that most of the ...

The exhibition "More Perfect Union: The American Civil War Era" is now open at the Atlanta History Center. It is available for viewing Tuesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This print depicts General William ...

The General Sherman Tree, widely known as the world’s largest tree, is one of nature’s most astonishing wonders. Standing proudly inside Sequoia National Park, this giant sequoia is estimated to be ...

Introduction / J. Matthew Gallman and Gary W. Gallagher -- Part I.Leaders -- The "Gettysburg" Lincoln: the back story of a full-frontal photograph / Harold Holzer -- Robert E. Lee and Traveller in ...

President Trump, the Republicans, and the Supreme Court are rolling back all the gains made by our people over the last 162 ...