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Report: Anti-Semitic incidents soar by 57 percent in 2017

The Anti-Defamation League is reporting a 57 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. last year, the highest tally that the Jewish civil rights group has counted in more than two decades.

Harper Lee’s Will, Unsealed, Adds Only More Mystery to Her Life

In a will the she signed days before she died, Ms. Lee assigned her literary assets to a trust.

'Hitler bell' to remain in German church as a memorial

A village in Germany has voted to keep a controversial church bell embossed with a swastika and the words "All for the Fatherland - Adolf Hitler."

50 years after Kerner Commission report inequality persists

Barriers to equality pose threats to democracy in the U.S. as the country remains segregated along racial lines and child poverty worsens, according to a new study that examines the nation 50 years after the release of the landmark 1968 Kerner Report.

SC governor candidate's ancestor owned dozens of slaves. She says she didn't know.

A candidate for S.C. governor, who has spoken fondly of the Confederacy, Catherine Templeton says she was unaware her ancestor owned dozens of slaves at the time of the Civil War.

Greece: Subway Construction Unearths Ancient Aphrodite Statue and Stunning Mosaic Floors

A headless statue of Aphrodite was discovered during subway work in the Greek port city of Thessaloniki, which have been ongoing amid metro construction lasting more than a decade.

Arizona Republicans Inject Schools of Conservative Thought Into State Universities

Around the country, Republican legislatures have been taking a greater interest in the affairs of their state universities to counteract what they see as excessive liberalism on campus.

National Women's History Month: What is it, when did it begin, who is being honored this year?

The 2018 theme is “Nevertheless, She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination against Women.” It’s a jab at Mitch McConnell’s put down of Elizabeth Warren.

This Isn’t the First Time Conspiracy Theorists Have Accused Student Activists of Being ‘Paid Actors’

Raymond Arsenault, a civil rights historian and author of Freedom Riders, says that in 1960, white supremacists started to lean into this technique of discrediting student activists by linking their actions to Northern interference.

Neanderthals, the World’s First Misunderstood Artists

It’s long been an insult to be called a Neanderthal. But the more these elusive, vanished people have been studied, the more respect they’ve gained among scientists.

The fascist movement that has brought Mussolini back to the mainstream

Italy’s CasaPound has been central to normalising fascism again in the country of its birth. Now they’re trying to enter parliament.

University of South Carolina unveils statue of first black professor

The nine-foot bronze statue of Richard Greener between the University of South Carolina's library and student union is meant to inspire the nearly 34,000 students and 1,500 faculty on campus.

Inside Billy Graham's Powerful Relationship With U.S. Presidents

"I Loved 'Em All."

How the Activists Who Tore Down Durham's Confederate Statue Got Away With It

The district attorney in Durham, North Carolina, dismissed all remaining charges in the August case. What does that mean for the future of statues around the country?

How a team of sophisticated forgers at an Essex country house fooled the Nazis

The British operation to create documents for its agents and allies in occupied Europe was a highly sophisticated affair, run along the lines of a modern same day delivery service.

Most Trust Museums as Sources of Historical Information

by John Dichtl

"We found that 81% of respondents ranked history museums and historic sites as “absolutely” or “somewhat” trustworthy—making them more trustworthy than history textbooks and nonfiction, high school history teachers, and the internet as sources of history information."

Children have changed America before, braving fire hoses and police dogs for civil rights

The 1963 children’s crusade changed history.

Many Trump Voters Think We Need a White History Month

A new finding from Public Policy Polling helps shows why the racism suspicion persists, and why it enrages those who are suspected.

All the presidents’ cabins: Why we’re so enamored with these humble log homes

Most of the log cabin memorials built to presidents are based on nothing more than myths and dreams.

Finding Resilience, 25 Years After 1993 World Trade Center Bombing

The first bombing of the WTC has mostly been forgotten, but some people who lived through it came away scarred.