Harriet Beecher Stowe

Exploring the homes of two presidents, the birthplace of another, and a natural wonder that once drew visitors from far and wide.

Back in the 19th century, coal was the nation's newfangled fuel source—and it faced the same resistance as wind and solar today.

Emily Bingham’s new book explores the roots of the Kentucky Derby’s anthem. It may not be pretty, but it’s important to know.

Frederick Law Olmsted’s landscape creations, especially his urban parks, remain a vital part of our present.

The most influential preacher in the country, Beecher aggressively agitated for the Union to extend complete forgiveness to Confederates.

When the river freezes, lives change.

New books investigate the brutality of the internal slave trade by focusing on businesses, and examine the role of white women in enslaving Black people.

Reflections on Richard Wright’s recently published novel, "The Man Who Lived Underground."

Artists captured and honored the intensity of the American Revolution, but the bravery and role of Black men in the war was not portrayed.

Debunking the myths of the domestic slave trade.

A Virginia congressman has filed a bill to make the swamp a National Heritage Site.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman authored the beloved short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," but also supported eugenics and nativism.

We often think of the temperance movement as driven by white evangelicals set out to discipline Black Americans and immigrants. That history is wrong.

Why did the man known as the “father of Black nationalism” defect to the Democratic Party during Reconstruction?

How a Gilded Age best seller shaped American race discourse.

His conception of what appeals to suburban voters is frozen in the past.

The heart-tug tactics of 1950s ads steered white American women away from activism into domesticity. They’re still there.

How dogs permeated slave societies and bolstered European ambitions for colonial expansion and social domination.

Andrew Delbanco's new book positions the debate over fugitive slaves as a central factor in the nation's slide toward disunion.

Thomas Dixon’s racist discourse lurks in American politics and society even today.