In the nineteenth century, the state used a new education system to shape young citizens' attitudes toward a shrinking empire and the emerging Republic.

Published by the American Anti-Slavery Society, this single 77 by 55 centimeter sheet tells multiple stories in both text and illustration.

Will the real Civil War photographer please stand up?

For the enslaved people of Jamaica, the lacebark tree was a valuable natural resource and a means of asserting one's dignity.

Was this revered female figurehead an empowered leader or a tragic victim in her father's wake?

Beautiful but deadly, the carnivorous sundew has long fascinated amateur and expert botanists alike—and may possess untapped medicinal value.

Well-researched stories from Science Alert, Vox, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

A poem in The Angolite reconciles with the lethal violence of prison through creative expression.

Marine reserves may solve a common but challenging bycatch problem in fisheries.

Records from a cancelled exhibition reveal the challenges faced by Black feminist artists and curators in the 1970s.