Politically-motivated firings and increased executive branch scrutiny set “a dangerous precedent,” warns a former archivist ...

Experts say that American history could very well be reauthored after archaeologists in the country discovered an “ancient ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep explores the Trump administration's portrayal of 250 years of U.S history captured on the Washington ...

A complex understanding of the past is vital to understanding what’s happening in the United States today. But many of us often don’t get the historical background we need in school. For example, to ...

Black history is American history. The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) faces possible loss of federal funding after being targeted by a Trump administration executive ...

From the moment he announced his candidacy for president in 2015, Donald Trump has stoked fear of immigrants. He’s still at it. History tells us that Trump is wrong. Again and again, immigrants, ...

In this collection from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, take an in-depth look at extraordinary women in American history who led advancements in science, politics, sports, activism, the arts and more. Scientist ...

The National Museum of African American History and Culture finally opens. — -- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture finally opens its doors today on the ...