You don’t have to be proud of our historical sublimation of women, but you can be proud of the 19th Amendment, suffrage, the ...

“Today you reap the fruits of their success,” Douglass told his audience. “The freedom gained is yours, and you, therefore, ...

Nigerian-American author, poet and playwright, Cash Onadele, also known as Aiye-ko-ooto, tells FAITH AJAYI about his play, and upcoming event in honour of Nobel laureate, Wole SoyinkaWhat inspired you ...

At one time, for generations of South Asian immigrants, the mango was a symbol of loss and somehow all the sweeter for it ...

Had Oliver Wendell Holmes not felt the patriotic pride that led to his writing of this inspiring poem, the USS Constitution ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...

Spangled Banner,” “ America the Beautiful” and “God Bless America” — all patriotic songs that celebrate America.

We need "America the Beautiful," just like every other country needs an anthem, to evoke a sense of collective belonging and ...

The poem that inspired the song, America the Beautiful, is 130 years old today, and it resonates more than ever.

Unrestricted birthright citizenship — the characteristically New World notion that being born on a country’s soil is enough ...

Tchaikovsky was neither American, nor a founding father, but his “1812 Overture” has become the soundtrack to our ...

A poem honoring Samuel Huntington, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, will debut July 5 at the Huntington Homestead ...