u.s. history

From the types of democracy to the history of the word here's what you need to know.

Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr., the youngest latino and youngest democrat to serve in the Illinois House of representatives, on overcoming stereotypes as a young candidate.

“I was looking for people like myself who thought and believed and aspired.”

“Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands,” tells the story of the first recorded murder trial in US history.

From haunted theaters to ghosts on ships, the National Archives Foundation breaks down the supposed creepiest places in the country.

MLK called health care injustice “the most inhuman form” of inequality.

Bombs were planted in at least two schools and snipers fired on school bus escorts.

From the 8-hour workday to overtime pay.

In many cases, students are directly involved in the process of creating weapons.

The uses we’ve seen for artificial intelligence are not objective or unbiased.

In states like Alabama, anti-LGBTQ+ censorship is coming for the archives.

The resolution cited California’s long history as an epicenter of trans activism.

World War I had a lot to do with it.

Hazel Scott was labeled a communist for her advocacy.

Violence against sex workers is rarely taken seriously by the police or media.

A Black town was flooded to create Lake Lanier.

This new Keywords column breaks it down.

Here’s some of the history that the Barbie movie left out.

What was Kitty Oppenheimer’s life really like?

Ron DeSantis' Board of Education will make public school students learn about the “personal benefit” of being enslaved.