The horrific caning of Charles Sumner on the floor of the Senate in 1856 marked one of the most divisive moments in U.S. political history.

Historical and scholarly context for the January 6, 2021 insurrection.

In Stanley Milgram's studies of obedience, people believed they were giving shocks to others. But did their compliance say much about the Nazis?

The 1960s and 70s were a time of activism in the U.S., and therefore a fertile time for campus newspapers and the alternative press.

Genetic testing to determine who is Native American is problematic, argues Native American studies scholar Kim TallBear.

A survey course may be the only college-level history course a student takes. Here's an easy way to incorporate fascinating scholarship.

Well-researched stories from The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

The Girl Scouts had always professed that they were open to all girls. But how did that play out in segregated cities?

Virologist Jonas Salk led the team that developed the breakthrough vaccine for polio. He was also a social critic.

As a style of Afro-Cuban music and dance, mambo was considered "primitive." And not just by white North Americans.