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Why was the legendary Soviet filmmaker rebuffed in his vision of putting history's most consequential slave revolt on screen?

To the barricades! And then...to the opera!

Storing and transporting excess renewable energy as hydrogen could reshape global energy politics.

Soviet dissident Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate was "arrested" by the KGB in 1961. Here's how it finally saw the light of day.

Cattle grazing on invasive plants in longleaf pine forests could benefit ecosystems and farmers alike.

At a retreat center called Our Cabaña, girls from all over the world became Cold War–era diplomats. American scouts had additional ideas.

Her climb into filmmaking began with programs designed to train African Americans. But to succeed, she needed to break into a mostly white male union.

The official newspaper of the Nation of Islam—published from 1960-1975—combined investigative journalism and Black Nationalist views on racial uplift.

The Biden administration’s proposed “child allowances” draw on the feminist thought of Crystal Eastman, who advocated “motherhood endowments” 100 years ago.