In the early 20th century, African American artists created work that expressed solidarity with Haiti--whether they had been there or not.

Why were there so many coups in Latin America?

We call futile victories "pyrrhic," after an ancient Roman battle. But that battle may have been misinterpreted--or had a different conclusion altogether.

Why did Pope Stephen VI go to such great lengths to destroy an enemy who was already dead?

An unexpected day off work and school can take on the trappings of a religious ritual.

The legacy of Kimpa Vita, a Kongolese Catholic mystic, was felt from the U.S. to Haiti.

Historians traditionally point to economic and social conditions as the primary causes for the Great Migration, but racist hate crimes played a role as well.

European great tits kill migratory pied flycatchers over nesting sites. The warming weather is to blame.

In the 1920s, jazz music was thought to cause physical illness or even disability.

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