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Group puts up billboard calling for removal of Seattle Confederate monument

The Make It Right Project recently put up a billboard in Capitol Hill, reminding Seattleites of the presence of a Confederate memorial right in its backyard. That memorial can be found in Lakeview Cemetery.

Why the United States Has Birthright Citizenship

America didn’t always extend citizenship to those born within its borders.

Forced to Close by Civil War, the National Museum of Damascus Re-Opens Its Doors

The museum’s collections were among 300,000 artifacts hidden by officials as violence spread in Syria.

Trump eyeing executive order to end birthright citizenship, a move most legal experts say runs afoul of the Constitution

An executive order would be certain to spark a constitutional debate about the meaning of the 14th Amendment.

How a South Carolina Park Plans to Confront Its Racist History

Not only will Unity Park in Greenville, South Carolina, unite two formerly segregated parks; confronting and educating visitors about its history, including a segregated baseball stadium, is part of the design.

From Lynchings to Mass Shootings: The History of Deadly Attacks on Jews in America

Lethal attacks on U.S. Jews in their homeland have been very rare, with Saturday’s mass shooting in Pittsburgh more than doubling the total number of fatalities – but white supremacists have targeted the community over the years.

Four times as tall as the Statue of Liberty: India’s new monument to its ‘Iron Man’

So big, in fact, that it will give India bragging rights to the world’s tallest statue — a nearly 600-foot creation that says as much about India’s global aspirations as it does about the political ego of its leader.

How Evangelicals Reshaped Elections

In the early 1970s, many evangelical Christians weren’t active in politics. Within a few years they had reshaped American politics for a generation.

The NYT says Sugarland, Texas needs to come to terms with its past

by Brent Staples

In an extraordinary full-page editorial the Times recounts Sugarland's gruesome convict leasing system and its forgotten history.

Trump declares his first national monument, honoring African American troops

Some critics say the move aims to boost embattled Kentucky Republican.

A New Museum Honoring America’s Veterans Opens in Ohio

Personal stories take the place of military artifacts at the new National Veterans Memorial & Museum.

The Deadly Donora Smog of 1948 Spurred Environmental Protection—But Have We Forgotten the Lesson?

Steel and zinc industries provided Donora residents with work, but also robbed them of their health, and for some, their lives.

The Court Case That Inspired the Gilded Age’s #MeToo Moment

A turn-of-the-century trial, the focus of a new book, took aim at the Victorian double standard.

Keeping WWI Alive for New Generations

Through its immersive experiences, dramatic videos, and impressively encyclopedic collection of artifacts on display in its permanent exhibition, the National World War I Museum explodes the nuances of The Great War.

The Hidden History of African-American Burial Sites in the Antebellum South

Enslaved people used codes to mark graves on plantation grounds.

Major European Institutions Will ‘Loan’ Looted Artifacts to New Nigerian Museum

During an 1897 raid, the British army plundered 4,000 artifacts from the kingdom of Benin.

200 Years On, U.K. Hunts for Grave of Man Called World’s 1st Black Sports Star

One of London’s main rail stations is being redeveloped, prompting the excavation of a burial ground containing the remains of an estimated 45,000 Londoners, including the boxer Bill Richmond, a freed American slave.

Megyn Kelly defended blackface on the 'Today' show, but here's the racist history behind it

It has a history of being used to mock African-Americans and exclude black actors from the entertainment industry.

The Unforgotten: New Voices of the Holocaust

Two newly translated diaries by young women murdered in the Holocaust cry out to us about the evils of the past and the dangers of the present.

85 Years Later, Ukraine Marks Famine That Killed Millions

Ukrainians lit candles on their tables or windowsills to commemorate the famine, called the Holodomor, which means death by hunger in Ukrainian.