Condé Nast Traveler released its list of the “54 Most Beautiful College Campuses in the United States” Feb. 18, and named ...

Can history be hard? Of course. But when you take a deep breath and tune out the white noise of politicians and pundits — ...

These discoveries were years in the making. Smithsonian reports that historians suspected Ross’s home was located in Peter’s Neck, Maryland—however, archaeologists couldn’t access it until the U.S.

Few people have made such a powerful imprint on American history as Harriet Tubman did ... helped free more than 100,000 people during the antebellum period. This bio explores Tubman’s early ...

A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb ...

You can find more detailed pictures and 3D renderings on The Ben Ross Homeplace website. Read More About Women‘s History: This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as New Virtual ...

No image of Henrietta Wood survives today ... to deliver the verdict in a now-forgotten lawsuit about American slavery. The plaintiff was Henrietta Wood, described by a reporter at the time ...

The City Archives and Special Collections will also debut a new digitized photo collection, taken from its Housing Authority ...

One of America’s vital theologians, Pierce was founding director of the Center for African American Religious Life at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ... and ...

The McGowan-Barksdale-Bundy House, another historic gem, showcases Victorian architecture that would make even the most jaded ...