When the sculptor Alexander Phimister Proctor’s monument of Roosevelt was unveiled in Portland in 1922, the then-recently ...

The term stumping came from the early 19th century where candidates on the frontier would stand on stumps from a cut down ...

Frederick Douglass was the first black man to discuss politics alone with the president. In Lincoln, the reformer found an ...

His moral clarity, his extraordinary gifts with language, his decisive role in preserving the Union and what some consider his ultimate martyrdom combine to make of Lincoln a myth ...

Illinois' second governor, Edward Coles, played a key role in keeping slavery from being institutionalized in Illinois, which ...

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Many states have "Stand Your Ground" laws, which is legislation allowing for the use of deadly force as self-defense.

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Paul Bahnmaier is president of the Lecompton Historical Society which operates the Territorial Museum and other historic ...

NPR’s Morning Edition host and author Steve Inskeep visits the ACPL to discuss his book Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded ...

Historical moments that changed American culture America’s culture has been shaped by pivotal events across politics, music, ...