u.s. history
How the "I Voted" Sticker Became an Election Day Staple
It didn’t really become popular until the 1980s.
By Catherine Caruso
These Anti-Slavery Youth Activists Helped Abraham Lincoln Get Elected
The Wide Awakes symbol was a single eye, open to the danger slavery posed.
By Blake Lindsey and Taylor Malone
The Dangerous Myth of the Criminal Migrant
Democrats and Republicans alike have pushed this false narrative.
By Barbara Sostaita
Cherokees Adapted to White Society, Even Enslaving Black Americans
What I learned from my own family’s story.
By Rebecca Nagle
Young Puerto Ricans Are Sick of Being Treated As Second-Class Citizens
Puerto Rico remains a territory of the U.S.
By Adelaida Siaca-Ortiz and Miranda Jatib
Why This Year’s DNC Is Being Compared to the Chaotic 1968 DNC
We take a look back at the 1968 convention.
By Rebecca Fishbein
This Olympic Teen Track Star Paved the Way for Queer Female Athletes
Helen Stephens was the fastest woman in the world.
By Laura Shimel
Inside the History of State Suppression of Abortion in the U.S.
Common pregnancy outcomes, like miscarriage and stillbirths, are now potential criminal offenses.
By Marian Jones
In 1628, This Queer Servant Defied the Gender Binary
Gender nonconforming people have always been part of the American story.
By Rebecca Schneider, Bly Straube, and Felicia Abrams
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How the Anti-Apartheid Movement Took Off in the United States
HBCUs, especially, became incubators for anti-apartheid activism.
By Rita Omokha
Why Colleges Crack Down on Protestors
Looking back at the 1968 protests at Columbia University.
By Ben Tumin
The Real History of the ‘Biggest Night in Fashion’
Here’s how the Met Gala came to be.
By Keren Ben-Horin
Cowboy Carter and the Black Roots of Country Music
Beyoncé is following in the footsteps of many Black musicians before her.
By The Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Washington State Will Require LGBTQ+-Inclusive Curricula In Schools
A new law will ask public schools to teach the “histories, contributions, and perspectives” of marginalized groups.
By James Factora
Blanca Canales Led Puerto Rico’s Historic Rebellion for Independence
“We are a people who want to be free,” Canales said.
By Karla Méndez
Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry Is Killing Young Americans
"I’m tired of being scared of the next hateful headline."
By Katelyn Burns
Remembering When the Government Kind of Almost Confiscated Guns
Our history could have looked very different.
By Ben Tumin
Inside the History of Testing Vaccines on Institutionalized People
The flu vaccine was tested on unconsenting people held in mental facilities.
By Valorie Castellanos Clark
How the KKK Became a National Force
At one point, a third of the white men in Denver were estimated to be Klan members.
By Zeb Larson