Born in New York City in 1810, Bushrod Birch spent time on and off in Pittsfield before serving in the Civil War, and returned to Pittsfield shortly before his death ...

When we think of the American Civil War, the division between Americans in the North and the South comes to mind. But it ...

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During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

Commentary from the heads of two prominent historical associations on Trump’s recent executive order on “radical indoctrination” in schools.

A massive American elm tree that stood for generations on the lawn of the First Presbyterian Church 1793 in Washington took ...

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Solomon Weawea, the Executive Director of the Liberia National Heritage and Culture Development Association (LNHCDA), has ...