Casey N. Cep

A new book conveys in dramatic detail what America’s Moses did to help abolish slavery. Another addresses the love of God and country that helped her do so.

As the first Native American Cabinet member, the Secretary of the Interior has made it part of her job to address the travesties of the past.

Requiring rest, rather than work, is still a radical idea.

A collection of previously unpublished stories offers a portrait of the playwright as a young artist.

A new biography of the pioneering doctors shows why “first” can be a tricky designation.

Activists and preservationists are changing the kinds of places that are protected—and what it means to preserve them.

A new book argues that many seemingly isolated rebellions are better understood as a single protracted struggle.

The inventor did not look for problems in need of solutions; he looked for solutions in need of modification.

A century after the 19th Amendment, it’s worth remembering why suffragists fought so hard, and who was fighting against them.

Lee’s beloved father figure was a talking point during the Kavanaugh hearings and is now coming to Broadway. Is he still a hero?

John T. Edge's "The Potlikker Papers" looks at multiculturalism, conflict, and civil rights in the American South—all through the history of the region's food.