Some great TV shows use the American Civil War as a backdrop or as a major narrative pillar. Here are the best ones.

What did the Civil War do to railroading? The changes were rapid, profound, lasting, and formed the real basis of truly ...

South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought to preserve slavery.

Pittsburgh author Edda Fields-Black won the Pulitzer Prize this week for “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, ...

Historians, veterans, and Rockford residents gathered at Veterans Memorial Hall to learn about the history of local abolitionists and the challenges faced by abolitionists during the Civil War.

Efforts to take the focus off the nation’s racial past in compliance with President Trump’s wishes face resistance from those ...

RHS teacher Donna Avino and local historian and artist Bill Batson teamed up to create the Rockland County Civic Survey Project.

In a seriously creepy discovery, one woman found a secret room in her home that was almost entirely unnoticeable - until her ...

Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest are the worst since there were slave owners in the White House, a former presidential ...

The Trump administration recently went on the offensive against some of the nation’s top-tier colleges and universities, ...

When people hear Cinco de Mayo, they picture margaritas and mariachi bands. But for me, a Black gay man, descended from ...