On the eve of our nation’s 249th birthday, a Gallup poll finds that only 58% of Americans feel “extremely” or “very” proud of their country. This is a new low in the 25 years Gallup has been asking ...

Beyoncé's embrace of the U.S. flag during her “Cowboy Carter” stage shows may be confusing to her critics and her fans.

Globe Opinion asked readers and community members about their American identity. From pride to fear, here are some of the ...

The summer air in Rochester, New York, hung thick with heat and celebration. It was July 5, 1852, a day after cannons had ...

Photo: Getty Images North America Over 200 years after Frederick Douglass questioned “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July ...

First a disclaimer: America has been responsible for appalling savagery in the past 250 years. There is no sugar-coating our ...

To celebrate the Fourth of July, the Village Voice takes a look at Frederick Douglass's powerful 1852 anti-slavery oration.

A rare broadside of the "Declaration of Independence, July 1776, on view at Seth Kaller Inc., Historic Documents & Legacy ...

Despite House Minority Speaker Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) turning his “magic minute” into remarks lasting more than seven hours on Thursday, Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is expected to pass through the ...

Over 200 years after Frederick Douglass questioned “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” in an act of resistance to Independence Day, Black Americans are still grappling with how to celebrate ...

"When you are an undocumented immigrant, celebrating the Fourth of July is to resist being defined by fear and panic." ...

The Bill of Rights Institute developed an eight-question Independence Day quiz to test Americans' knowledge about the July 4th holiday.