Burroughs, the daughter of former slaves, established her own school in Washington, D.C. in 1909, helping to forge new career ...

James Madison suggested the idea of developing a congressional library at the new capital Washington City. Before that, the ...

One of most important figures in our nation’s culinary history toiled away in the slave kitchens of an American founding ...

Photographer Jeffrey McWhorter first met Roberto Garcia, who came to the U.S. as a child, when Garcia was an undocumented ...

In “A Perfect Frenzy,” Andrew Lawler reveals the hypocrisies of the patriots on the battleground of colonial Virginia.

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In his latest book, A Perfect Frenzy, local author Andrew Lawler reexamines the America Revolution and spotlights a lesser-known story from the United State's founding.

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John Quincy Adams chose to place his hand on a book of constitutional law, believing it better represented the secular nature of his duties. Thomas Jefferson did not use a Bible. Theodore Roosevelt ...

Inner Excellence' becomes Amazon best seller. Prior to Brown's "endorsement" of the book, "Inner Excellence" wasn't cracking many best-seller lists. It has since skyrocketed to N ...

George and Louise Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford) were plain rich. Credit the Black Panthers. At least, in part. As racial barriers fell and onscreen representation increased in ...

Last year the trade pitches for Jefferson had some roots in reality. He hadn’t signed a new contract. Minnesota missed the playoffs and had no clear future at quarterback. However, after signing ...