Holidays span cultures and time, and sometimes even lie in religious or secular commemorations. As they allow families to gather and celebrate shared values, Virginia’s rich history shows ...

Historians have also started grappling with the ways American slavery was uniquely gender-egalitarian – at least for white ...

The category of 'human' is shrinking as politicians, tech bros and right-wing pundits divide the world into two groups: ...

The Williamsburg area has plenty of events planned to celebrate and commemorate Juneteenth, starting this weekend.

To be correct it is: “Juneteenth National Independence Day.” It commemorates the day when 2,000 Union troops of the 13th Army ...

Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a deep dive into the pope's past in New York Times Magazine piece.

Historians, academics, economists and researchers agree the economy many Americans enjoy today was set up on a foundation of ...

The Savage South” is an image that retired UNC-Chapel Hill Lineberger Professor of the Humanities at Fred Hobson thinks and ...

Debra Bruno used to love sharing stories about her family’s deep roots in upstate New York. She often talked about her ...

The Zanj, enslaved people largely from Africa, rebelled at the same time they were ordered to build a massive system of ...

The role of music is significantly emphasised when considering the sociocultural development of the Black Community against the backdrop of important historical events. If music has had such a ...