At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, "In Slavery's Wake" tells the international history of ...

Peter R. Kolchin, Henry Clay Reed Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Delaware and recipient of the University ...

The14th Amendment was intended to correct the moral wrongs of slavery. But it has been misunderstood and reinterpreted in ...

Black activists championed the idea of birthright citizenship long before it was introduced to the U.S. Constitution , ...

And such is the case with the 14th Amendment, especially Section 1.

A man was recently sentenced to life in federal prison after being convicted by a jury for kidnapping and sexually assaulting ...

Over the years, the right to citizenship has been won by various oppressed or marginalized groups after hard-fought legal ...

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's ...

Gen. Rufus Saxton wrote that he bore “witness to the value of her services… She was employed in the Hospitals and as a spy [and] made many a raid inside the enemy’s lines displaying remarkable courage ...

UVA legal expert Amanda Frost explains the president’s executive order, the constitutional amendment he seeks to overturn and ...

Supporters of amending Kentucky's Constitution to end prison "slavery" line up behind Lexington lawmaker's bill.

Before US President Donald J. Trump returned to the Oval Office and began systematically attacking initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across US institutions, Alabama ...