Sojourner Truth was an outspoken abolitionist and women’s rights activist in the 19th century. In 1851, Truth delivered what is now recognized as one of the most famous women's rights speeches in ...

As the nation expanded westward, the dispute over slavery intensified. Citizens of Southern slave states clashed with Northern activists who were morally opposed to slavery. Would the new territories ...

While Christmastime celebrations may seem to offer temporary respite from the divisive politics that have roiled American life for the past decades, Christmas traditions have long been political ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A New Haven-made carriage popular among Southern slave owners. William Grimes escaped slavery on a ...

Slavery caused the Civil War. More exactly, the economics of slavery caused the Civil War. Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley made news last month when she was asked at a New Hampshire town ...

Vermonters were up in arms. Congress had just struck a deal with the devil, they believed, by caving in to the Southern slave states. The Vermont Legislature responded aggressively by passing a law to ...

Recently, a political controversy was in the news regarding the cause of the Civil War. Republican presidential candidate, and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, was accused of not stating that ...

One mass shooting after another, one accidental child death after another tears through this country on an almost daily basis. Once again, lawmakers hide behind “thoughts and prayers,” while clinging ...

Authoritarianism in the United States – a belief system that the ruling elite should enforce strict obedience to their authority by the rest of society – has its roots in the South. “From the founding ...