Current Events that Relate to History

The explorers’ crossing of the continent is America’s most famous camping trip. What was it all for?

In her new novel, Karen Tei Yamashita challenges readers to join her in deciphering a shameful moment from the nation’s past.

The statue of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who enslaved at least 200 people, is now on display in DC's Freedom Plaza.

After a startling discovery about the historic conditions of its American Indian Boarding School, one Catholic Sisterhood moved to make reparations.

Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening—and prepared to act.

Historians must not cede the study of how Americans understand their cacophonous nation to advocates of “patriotic” history.

Voting, a right not initially enshrined in the Constitution, has been secured, revoked, and contested since the nation's founding era.