This is a lightly edited version of remarks delivered on July 11 at the opening dinner of The Public Interest Fellowship’s ...

One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His ...

This year, the IALA is welcoming its new class of mentees for their fifth annual Mentorship Program—which will run until ...

Richard Hunt” opens Friday at the Loyola University Museum of Art, spotlighting America's most prolific public art sculptor.

ACLU History Introduction In the years following World War I, America was gripped by the fear that the Communist Revolution that had taken place in Russia would spread to the United States. As is ...

The story of American freedom by Eric Foner Publication date 1998 Topics Civil rights -- United States -- History, Human rights -- United States -- History, Democracy -- United States -- History, ...

America's three-time Tour de France winner has received the Congressional Gold Medal, an honor on par with the Presidential ...

Today's guest is University of Pennsylvania historian Sophia Rosenfeld, the author of The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life. Her book explores why we've come to basically equate ...

How the University of Iowa's Center for the Book played a major hand in protecting the United States' founding documents.

When we commemorate the formal birthday of the United States of America, we don’t just celebrate a place, a set of governmental institutions, and a shared history that binds together people ...