fathers

Meet the duo who helped achieve the most important labor and civil rights victories of their age.

Craig McNamara’s family did not talk about the Vietnam War. He spent his life asking questions about it.

The more sons a Founding Father had, the more supportive he was of a strong centralized government.

The pandemic doesn’t just threaten our loved ones, but knowledge of our past — so Nelson George went and found his.

The NFL commissioner is bending to pressure from a reactionary Republican president—something his father refused to do.

Stephanie Hall provides examples of folklore and storytelling within a fathers' relationship to music.

The rights and responsibilities of 17th-century fatherhood in England's North American colonies.

Steven Spielberg’s early films conjure all of his moviemaking magic to repair a world of lost dads.

The murders of her Osage relatives for their oil wealth still reverberate in the life of Margie Burkhart, granddaughter of a central character in the new movie.

Buckley’s seldom-acknowledged fluency in Spanish shaped his worldview—including his admiration for dictators from Spain to Chile and beyond.

How the WWE chairman warped pro wrestling all the way to WrestleMania 39.

The role of family in Huey P. Newton's educational journey.

An excerpt from a new book on the so-called "Jewish Kennedys."

When my father moved to Taiwan, a fax machine and a shared love of music bridged an ocean.

A legendary singer on faith, loss, and a family legacy.

The holiday’s lack of history allowed activists to give it meaning after America’s divorce laws changed.

From MLK to Obama, advancers for civil rights were driven by their fatherhood and dreams of better life for their own children.

Find out how one woman asked to recognize the fathers in her town and inspired others.

Since the 19th century, men have served as gatekeepers in the entertainment industry, controlling women’s careers.

What I relearned (about well-meaning liberalism, race, my late father, and my young gay self) rewatching the TV cop shows of my 1970s youth.