As anger about the presence of ICE in Minneapolis divided the nation, Americans turned to the American Civil War for metaphors.

By 1864, more than 12,000 surgeons had served in the Union army throughout the Civil War. Just 14 of them were Black. Historian Jill Newmark's 2023 book is the first-ever comprehensive exploration of ...

In a healthy democracy, all sides generally recognize the legitimacy of the system itself, regardless of internal squabbles. In the United States, this is no longer the case.

Wil Haygood’s “The War Within a War” is a rare, illuminating look at the way the war shaped the struggle for equality back home.

Going back further, John Dominis Holt’s “Waimea Summer” remains a beloved novel. There’s also S.N. Haleʻole, a contemporary ...

Comicstorian follows Red Lantern Civil War Part 2 atrocities in comic book adventure.

At a time when Black military history is being rewritten under Trump officials, new book The War Within a War provides a vital reminder ...

While there are plenty of historical topics U.S. citizens agree on—generally, events and figures from the Civil War up to the end of the Cold War—the birth of the nation isn't one of them, according ...

Comicstorian explores Sam Wilson Captain America Civil War 2 & racial profiling in ANAD comic book story.

Books take us places. Whether it’s somewhere we’ve longed to experience for the first time, back to a favorite place, or ...

In “Until the Last Gun Is Silent,” Matthew F. Delmont shows how the conflict consumed a civil rights leader and tore a soldier apart. By David Greenberg David Greenberg is a professor at Rutgers ...

Spanning eras of conflict and Covid in Lebanon, this irresistible queer coming-of-age tale explores what it means to be truly free ...