Over 400 years ago on Sept. 16, 1620, the Mayflower set sail from England, carrying some of the earliest American colonists.

Claims that federal officials ordered the removal of a the infamous 1863 image sparked concern over the Trump administration’s efforts to eradicate what it calls “corrosive ideology,” despite the US ...

As museums across the country face pressures to scale back a purported “overemphasis” on difficult subjects like slavery, experts warn such moves could diminish American exceptionalism and limit ...

Some items the White House took issue with were on display when USA TODAY visited the museum in late August, though others ...

Eric Foner’s essay collection “Our Fragile Freedoms” demonstrates how our understanding of the past can deepen and grow more ...

Trump once praised the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Now it's at the center of his targeting of the Smithsonian.

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On September 18, 1863, the largest battle ever fought in the state of Georgia began. The Battle of ...

The American Bar Association Women Trailblazers in the Law Project today announced the release of the oral history of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to be a ...