Nowhere did the movement for Black equality fight its most crucial battles than in one of the most segregated states in the Union: Alabama.

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W.E.B. Du Bois laid the foundation for the study of systemic racism in America's cities.

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Sapphire Sandalo explores the Wendigo legend in Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park, tracing its roots in Algonquian tradition and the cultural factors that transformed it into a modern myth.

Interviews with experts and former travelers offer a closer look at the isolated kingdom.

From naked athletes to foot-only races, these are 10 surprising facts you didn’t know about the ancient Olympics.

After retiring as general of the Continental Army in 1783, the future president wrote a letter called “Circular to the States” in which he shared his vision of how America and its citizens could succeed or fail in the years to come.

The White House might be the most recognizable home in the entire world. But as a Washington, D.C. native Henry Rollins knows: there's far more to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue than meets the eye.