Abraham Lincoln

The New York-to-Washington train had 21 cars, 700 passengers—and millions of trackside mourners.

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

A new book tells the forgotten story of fugitive slaves who found freedom south of the border.

A brief history of trick photography.

Lovejoy, who ran a weekly paper called the Observer, was repeatedly targeted by mobs over his persistent writings against slavery.

The Lincolns had four sons. Mary buried three of them. A new exhibit at President Lincoln's Cottage sheds light on bereaved parents, then and now.

Mark Edmundson on the great American poet as a defender of democracy.

A welfare state doesn't distort the market; it just makes government aid fairer.

The history of the Atlantic slave trade after the American Revolution is a story of sustained efforts to suppress it even as demand for slaves increased.

One Texas Republican state House member wants to create a “patriotic” education project to celebrate the Lone Star State—and whitewash its ugly past.

Emilio Sanchez and the British government fought the lucrative business as American authorities looked the other way.

A new book shows us the capital region's earliest years through the eyes and the experiences of leaders like Harriet Tubman and Elizabeth Keckley.

Thaddeus Stevens understood far better than most that fully uprooting slavery meant overthrowing the South’s economic system and challenging property rights.

The residence staff, many of whom have worked there for decades, balance their service of the First Family with their long-term loyalty to the house itself.

At the height of the Reconstruction, the pressing issue of the election was Black male suffrage.

The enduring lesson of American history is that the republic is always in danger when white supremacist sedition and violence escape justice.

The city’s move to rename schools will provide invaluable ammunition to Fox News.

A cat named Miss Pussy! A racist parrot! Benjamin Harrison’s possums, which he later ate!

In a new book, the often under-appreciated contribution that black soldiers made during the civil war is brought to light with a trove of unseen photos.

The answer can change over time.