Olivia B. Waxman

We're talking about the Battle of Little Bighorn all wrong.

'Nothing is more dramatic than having the College Board launch an AP course in a field,' says Henry Louis Gates Jr., who helped develop the curriculum.

Historical experts and former Carter advisers fact-check the critics who have compared Joe Biden to Jimmy Carter.

The Bidens' new cat Willow will be the first feline in the White House since the George W. Bush years, but is part of a long tradition.

"If you read enough sources, you run into cases of slaves spending a lot of time over Christmas crying."

Benjamin Franklin's writing about losing his son to smallpox is a must-read for parents weighing COVID-19 vaccines today.

Acknowledging the queer culture of the Harlem Renaissance is essential in order to paint a full picture of the period.

The debate over how to teach the history of race in the U.S. is entangling local school boards and engulfing national politics.

What’s new about the controversy over the Alamo’s history, and how the way Texans tell its story relates to how Americans see each other.

A century after the Tulsa Race Massacre, what happened there is finally more widely known—but other "Black Wall Street" stories remain hidden.

"Everything's sort of layered on a false understanding of history."

Educators say that anti-Asian racism is directly linked to how the AAPI community is often depicted in U.S. history lessons .

As Presidents' Day approaches, historians look back at the most notable recent uses and misuses of "the Great Emancipator's" words.

Limited education on Keller's life has implications for how students perceive people with disabilities .

Historians say that a major milestone in the history of school integration is often left out of the civil rights story.

Hearing about backlash to what kids are learning in U.S. History classrooms? It could have been last week—or 150 years ago.

Many are looking to history for clues about how to understand the evolving moment. Here's what to know.

Two copies of the first-person account were tucked away, largely untouched until after his death. Now, his family is sharing his story.

“Whenever there’s a tragedy in black America, there’s always been an uptick of black history courses."

New Year's Day used to be widely known as "Hiring Day" or "Heartbreak Day"

Here’s what to know about consent in the 1940s, when the song was written.

"I look back now and realize I was teaching a lot of misconceptions."

"I get teary-eyed with my students."

Copywriter Robert L. May dreamed up Rudolph during a particularly difficult time in his life.