Explore the truths behind Civil War and slavery myths that persist in America and understand the real history behind them.

It's an unassuming, small museum in Germantown. Just two rooms packed with powerful artifacts that reflect the extremely painful history of slavery in America. This is the Lest We Forget Museum of ...

(CNN) — Depicting a crisscross of welts and scars streaked across the body of a formerly enslaved Louisiana man, “Scourged Back” is one of the 19th century’s defining photographs. The image was so ...

The world’s largest slave society was a crucial factor in the country’s economic takeoff beyond what’s commonly assumed.

Special appearances by Henry Louis Gates Jr. America's defining institution, as told through the lives of nine enslaved people. Enroll in the college course you wish you'd taken, learning from ...

Trump confirmed White House lawyers will "go through the Museums." President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed the White House is conducting a review of the Smithsonian museums and expressed ...

"A collection of essays that focus on public history and the difficulty that public historians encounter in dealing with the history of American slavery"--Introd. NMAF copy 39088019777812 Gift from ...

EXCLUSIVE: A CNN segment on "NewsNight with Abby Phillip" about the Trump administration's review of the Smithsonian erupted into a heated debate over slavery when fitness trainer and media ...

Donald Trump’s first salvo against the Smithsonian Institution came in March, when the president signed an odd executive order directing officials to eliminate “improper, divisive, or anti-American” ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: In Snap, we look at the power of a single photograph, chronicling stories about how both modern and historical images have been made. Depicting a crisscross of welts and scars streaked ...