The ‘Tom Sawyer’ and ‘Huckleberry Finn’ author had an inimitable ability to make Americans reckon with their dark history. In ...

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In August, Austin, the son of David and Elizabeth Ingall of Temperance, learned he was one of just 10 U.S. students selected for the annual Youth Leadership Team by the American Battlefield Trust.

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Through their collective achievements, these extraordinary women created lasting foundations for social justice, equality, ...

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

Marysa Navarro-Aranguren, the trailblazing Charles A. and Elfriede A. Collis professor emerita in history, passed away at age ...

During his "Politicon" podcast on Friday, Democratic strategist James Carville warned that "collaborators" with the Trump administration will be judged by history. JAMES CARVILLE: People are scared.

Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking Senate speech wasn't technically a filibuster, but it still put the word in focus. Here's ...