The vice president envisions a world of tiered citizenship, where entry depends on heritage and status rests on obedience.

William Carney didn’t just carry the flag at Fort Wagner—he hauled the soul of a nation on his back through a storm of lead, and never let it fall.

A sweeping new history explores facial hair as a proving ground for notions about gender, race, and rebellion.

The Supreme Court lifted lower court blocks on a presidential order ending birthright citizenship for children born to ...

Complete Guide to Booker T. Washington National Monument in Virginia, including things to do, history, nearby lodging an ...

Friday on the RealClearPolitics radio show -- weeknights at 6:00 p.m. on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124 and then on Apple, Spotify, and here on our website -- Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Phil Wegmann ...

In the latest edition of A Look at the Archives, Ashley Large introduces "Rebellion Records," a state mandated log of men serving in the military during the Civil War and "the fates that befell them." ...

Crusading journalist and an­ti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett is born in Holly Springs, Miss. Wells-Bar­nett was a ...

The words of the Psalmist were on his mind. “If I forget thee,” Abraham Lincoln thought, speaking not at this moment of God’s ...

How did Abraham Lincoln come to power? This video traces Lincoln's rise within the context of 19th century America, with a ...

Recently, a “new” law went into effect in Indiana that severely curtails diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives by ...

According to those who keep track of such things, at least 60,000 books have been published about the Civil War.