Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.

According to the 1860 census, in Hanover County there were 9,740 enslaved Black people and 257 free Black people. Almost ...

Clay Risen examines Cold War hysteria in an even-handed way, trusting readers to make the connection between McCarthyism and ...

There are many tenacious individuals in Elaine Weiss' "Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights ...

In response to Iowa becoming the first state in U.S. history to remove a protected class with the passage of Senate File 418 ...

David Enrich’s new book, ‘Murder the Truth,’ and two classics reveal how efforts to undo Times v. Sullivan endanger ...

In “Red Scare,” Clay Risen shows how culture in the United States is still driven by the political paranoia of the 1950s.

We all know our share of powerful women. From mothers and grandmothers to teachers and leaders, the women in our lives shape ...

As the purpose and meaning of the 14th Amendment are once again debated, it’s well worth learning more about one of its primary authors: George S. Boutwell.

Despite how little has been widely known about Galveston’s slave markets, Griffin found about 20 locations where slaves were ...

New College of Florida tossed LGBTQ and diversity books into a dumpster. Would it take a similar 'We hate woke" approach to ...

The Unconventional Journey of a Man, Mission, and Museum” on March 12 at 5:30 p.m. at Orangeburg County Library.