Harriet Beecher Stowe

The life of John Andrew Jackson — and the vacillating richness and scarcity of the archive.

"The Bondwoman’s Narrative" is the first novel by a Black woman to describe slavery from the inside. Recently, scholars have discovered her true identity.

It’s difficult to see how these profound antipathies and fears will dissipate soon through any normal political processes.

A classic New Yorker account of the Henry Ward Beecher adultery trial recalls a time in America that seems both incomprehensible and familiar.

Over the course of her 83 years, the megawatt star that was Tina Turner kept telling us who she was in the hopes that we would see her — all of her.

Understanding puzzles as agents of disorder runs counter to a common interpretation that associates puzzles with the quest for order.

Liberians in West Fargo trying to dodge racism are deeply woven into American history.

Exploring the homes of two presidents, the birthplace of another, and a natural wonder that once drew visitors from far and wide.

Back in the 19th century, coal was the nation's newfangled fuel source—and it faced the same resistance as wind and solar today.

Emily Bingham’s new book explores the roots of the Kentucky Derby’s anthem. It may not be pretty, but it’s important to know.

Frederick Law Olmsted’s landscape creations, especially his urban parks, remain a vital part of our present.

The most influential preacher in the country, Beecher aggressively agitated for the Union to extend complete forgiveness to Confederates.

When the river freezes, lives change.

New books investigate the brutality of the internal slave trade by focusing on businesses, and examine the role of white women in enslaving Black people.

Reflections on Richard Wright’s recently published novel, "The Man Who Lived Underground."

Artists captured and honored the intensity of the American Revolution, but the bravery and role of Black men in the war was not portrayed.

Debunking the myths of the domestic slave trade.

A Virginia congressman has filed a bill to make the swamp a National Heritage Site.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman authored the beloved short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," but also supported eugenics and nativism.

We often think of the temperance movement as driven by white evangelicals set out to discipline Black Americans and immigrants. That history is wrong.