Current Events that Relate to History

In destroying the Voting Rights Act, the justices echo the court’s darkest and most racist days.

Washington has long treated the island as giant aircraft carrier. As a result, residents face economic strain and lack many democratic rights and protections.

The president wants to permanently honor 250 Americans with statues near the National Mall. There are some weird inclusions.

During the American Revolution, both the British and the patriots fought to keep sensitive papers out of enemy hands.

Kimberlé Crenshaw gave us the terms “intersectionality” and “critical race theory.” Her new memoir shows that she isn’t done fighting over what they mean.

Voting, a right not initially enshrined in the Constitution, has been secured, revoked, and contested since the nation's founding era.