To the Lakota, Mount Rushmore is only the most visible scar on the Black Hills of South Dakota. The former gold mine beneath ...

Many of the new artifacts carry the weight of history, but also the freedom stories and intimate histories of the families ...

“My learning of Black history came from my family,” she said.

BLM Plaza became a magnet point for years of political activism. Hundreds of protests started, ended or rallied there.

Before Salmon P. Chase was Secretary of the Treasury and Supreme Court chief justice, he was a Cincinnati attorney defending fugitive slave cases.

CANTON, N.Y. — David Gerlach, the former, and final, president of Lincoln College in Lincoln, Illinois, died Wednesday, March ...

Any trip to Washington, D.C., is bound to be busy, but this spot belongs on your itinerary for its infamous past, unique ...

Based on a play, Lovell Holder's movie centers on a stage manager who daydreams about the politician's personal relationships ...

A new film blending historical speculation with personal imagination puts a spotlight on Abraham Lincoln's private life.

The state of Illinois is committing $8 million to repair caved-in roofs and other damaged structures at Lincoln’s New Salem Historic Site.

At the Smithsonian Museum, thoughts about Trump’s Executive Order, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” came to ...