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Black activists championed the idea of birthright citizenship long before it was introduced to the U.S. Constitution, reports Katie Hawkinson

History matters at the U.S. Supreme Court, where most justices either embrace or occasionally rely on a form of interpretation called “originalism,” which holds that the original meaning of the Constitution should be sought, and relied on, to decide cases.

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members

Books are the ultimate power gift in political Washington, so we asked some people with impressive-sounding job titles for their picks.

A Boston memorial to a famed Civil War unit made up of Black soldiers has been rededicated at a ceremony filled with song and somber reflection

"Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches" comes as some states pass restrictions on how schools can teach history.