Historical interpreter Joe Palumbo shares the powerful legacy of Caesar Robbins, an enslaved man who fought in the American ...

Before the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, exhibitions and events in many states offer a ...

Even in its earliest days, discord was part and parcel of American life. During the American Revolution, families were often divided between Patriots — pushing for American independence from Great ...

LEXINGTON — Patriots’ Day weekend is truly one of the great New England rites of spring.  A small army of Islanders marched off to Lexington and Concord to observe the re-enactments and the parades on ...

Historians around the state are revisiting the nation's origin story with fresh eyes, centering on communities that have ...

"The president is exploiting the fault lines that have long existed in the uncaring and unequal way we treat each other," writes one reader.