The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

Tubman's 1863 raid, which destroyed seven plantations along the Combahee River in South Carolina and freed 756 enslaved ...

These are John Lewis-class ships, meant to be named after civil rights leaders and activist icons. The lead ship in the group is named after the noted American politician and civil rights leader.

Jennifer Cromack was combing through the American Baptist archive when she uncovered a slim box among some 18th and 19th ...

The 8’ x 10‘ oil painting was made in Ohio by Archibald McNeal Willard (1836-1918) for our country’s 100th year anniversary.

Restoring it would cost many millions of dollars. But a national slave ship memorial—akin to the watery grave of the U.S.S. Arizona in Pearl Harbor—might be an option.

The Swedish American inventor, credited with the screw propeller and the first ironclad vessel in the U.S. Navy, spent much of his later life tinkering with solar engine models ... his reputation ...

Packed with maritime and colonial history, Maryland’s capital city of Annapolis also offers tons of ways to get out on the ...

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, ...

Today, Lowell National Historical Park includes several restored buildings and a variety of exhibits, in addition to canal ...

A 2023 study by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law found troubling statistics in the mental health of transgender people, stating that more than 40% of transgender adults have attempted ...

On 3 June, the US defence secretary ordered the USNS Harvey Milk’s name scrubbed off. The activist had served as a sailor in ...