Charles Sumner is best known as the statesman caned within an inch of his life on the Senate floor for speaking against the expansion of slavery.  Sumner counted among his friends Ralph Waldo Emerson, ...

The American Civil War. Remember it? Well, no, because you weren't alive. But you've read about it, and the Civil War ...

Signs posted at Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter ask visitors to report any information they experienced that may place American ...

New York Times journalist Kevin Sack says there was a “Charleston before 2015 and a Charleston after 2015″ in a discussion ...

A local nonprofit is hoping a summer fundraiser will provide enough money to complete The Shea House restoration.

The author argues that illegal immigration is a symptom of these restrictive policies, not the problem itself. The author ...

OVER the weekend, the US decided to join the bombing of Iran. For most of us, this may look like a scene straight out of a war movie — except that this is in real life. For now, we can simply view ...

Each winner of the 2025 Dr. Eugene and Dr. Maxine Hankins Cain Lansing Juneteenth Essay Competition and Scholarship Program ...

Times of pain and peril are also times of possibility. Times of division are times to dream. When billionaires bow to a would-be dictator, everyday Americans have the responsibility to take a stand on ...

In a time of tense partisan clashes, Capitol Hill has a trusted leader in Jane L. Campbell, president and CEO of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. Campbell’s focus is far from skirmishes but rather ...

Tennessee Governor William Brownlow used Black enfranchisement as a tool to maintain power. His career offers a modern warning.