Through an extraordinary gift, The New York Historical, New York’s first museum, can now advance its mission of history and ...

A group of Black divers recently visited the site where the British slave ship Henrietta Marie sank 326 years ago.

No dogs, no Negros, no Mexicans.” “Colored served in rear.” “For whites only.” It’s the type of signage that hung from the doors and windows of ...

A South Dakota mining company has canceled a drilling project in the Black Hills after opposition from Native American tribes ...

Among longtime history teacher Karalee Wong Nakatsuka’s most prized possessions are two nearly identical T-shirts with very ...

Tribes navigating the U.S. lithium boom have little power to influence decisions on homelands seized from them. Governments ...

Critics argue the logo is a step backward and continues the use of harmful stereotypes. One Native American organization, NAGA, expressed support for the new logo design. The team plans to use the ...

On the eve of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Princeton Public Library (PPL) is offering a discussion on the complexities and contradictions found within the character of ...

In dusty excavation reports and antiquarian volumes, a lawyer-turned-archaeologist has uncovered evidence that upends the known history of human gambling. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

In early 1777, British General John Burgoyne hatched a plan to take over New York’s Hudson River Valley and end the American Revolution by cutting off the colonists’ maritime supply routes. Fort ...

A new study in American Antiquity presents evidence that the earliest known dice in human history were made and used by Native American hunter-gatherers on the western Great Plains more than 12,000 ...

Solicitor General D. John Sauer seemed to struggle when pressed by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Wednesday on whether Native Americans should be considered birthright citizens. The question ...