Critics see the Trump-ordered review of public displays as an effort to whitewash dark eras of American history.

The name of the sitting U.S. president was never uttered during Thursday night’s New York premiere of Ken Burns’s PBS ...

By making historic events relatable on a personal level, these authors are sowing seeds of compassion, something in short supply these days.

U.S. Constitution signing, Battle of Antietam, Soviet invasion of Poland, NFL founding, and the first space shuttle test ...

Eric Foner’s essay collection “Our Fragile Freedoms” demonstrates how our understanding of the past can deepen and grow more ...

Trump once praised the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Now it's at the center of his targeting of the Smithsonian.

An essay series led by the archivist whom President Trump fired will feature voices from across the political spectrum, including those of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

As museums across the country face pressures to scale back a purported “overemphasis” on difficult subjects like slavery, experts warn such moves could diminish American exceptionalism and limit ...