Abraham Lincoln changed the course of history not through brute assertion of power but by wrestling with its limits.

A US Senator wants to replace Andrew Jackson, who kept scores of slaves at his Tennessee plantation, on the front of the $20 ...

For the fourth year in a row, the Medina community will come together in the city’s historic square to observe Juneteenth.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday signed a sweeping higher education bill that forbids diversity, equity and inclusion programs ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Lincoln’s presidency is too often reduced to its most dramatic acts: the Emancipation Proclamation, the expansion of federal authority, the conduct of ...

The "Cowboy Carter Chronicles" explores the themes of Black resilience and freedom through Beyoncé's reimagining of "Blackbird" on her album.

From 1870 to 1872, thanks to the influence of Chloe Merrick Reed, the number of public schools students increased from 7,500 ...

"This Union Cause" chronicles the evolution of labor movements in America from colonial times through the 20th century. It ...

Trump has said he thinks the Supreme Court will let him restrict birthright citizenship to bolster security along the ...

Segregation is illegal in the US. But President Trump's administration is removing anything that benefits people of specific ...

To those on the right who keep asking me, ‘Bill, you’re so good at roasting the woke nonsense-peddlers, why don’t you go all ...

The cover of 'Nance: A Girl of Color and Her Lawyer Abraham Lincoln,' a new book by Kevin Orlin Johnson. It details the case of Nance Legins-Costley, who was freed from indentured servitude by an ...