Archaeologists uncovered the 18th-century Bray School site, among the first to educate Black children in the U.S., revealing ...

The times between 1898 and 1941 have been labeled the “Early American Period,” an era of bygone tranquility.

For those looking to find out about New England ancestors who came over on other ships during this period, the best source of ...

The Revolutionary War artifacts tell the story of what General Cornwallis tried to destroy forever—but couldn’t erase.

The Bray School opened in 1760 and was North America’s first institution to educate both enslaved and free Black children. However, the Bray School’s underlying goals offer a stark example of the ...

Throughout history, empires have survived only as long as they could project their power. This power could be real or imagined, but it must be believable to its subjects. In 1942, the British ...

Harvard University has agreed to turn over 175-year-old photographs of enslaved people to a museum in South Carolina, ending a yearslong battle led by a woman who says the images include her ...

By 1900, writes University of Oregon historian James C. Mohr in his book Abortion in America, “the United States completed its transition from a nation without abortion laws of any sort to a ...

The National Society of Colonial Dames of America-Tennessee congratulates Shanina Dong, of The Baylor School, and Ellie Lee, of Girls Preparatory School, in Chattanooga for winning the National ...

Dennis Hauger wasted no time Saturday seizing the pole position for the Grand Prix of Road America, turning a quick lap early in the session that tempted the rest of the field but was never toppled.

Secret cellar found at Williamsburg Bray School, America's oldest Black schoolhouse, contains artifacts including ceramics, ...