At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family line, and he takes readers along on the journey.

The article highlights the importance of African American History Month and the legacy of Carter G. Woodson in promoting understanding and equality.

John Mills specializes in African American history. If someone asked him years ago what he would be doing right now, history ...

More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...

A map has revealed the final moments of the doomed American Airlines flight before it tragically crashed into the Potomac River in Washington DC, following a mid-air collision with a Black Hawk ...

Myths and Memories: Renaissance Maps is the first major display of the American Museum’s world-renowned collection in over a decade. More than 40 maps and objects will be on display, dating from ...

As a result, the Gulf of Mexico will be displayed on Google Maps as «Gulf of Mexico», and Mount Denali will revert to its historical name «Mount McKinley» (the mountain was renamed Denali in 2015 by ...

In 2017, I sent DNA samples to Ancestry, as well as to two other DNA companies. My parents had recently passed away, and I had some questions about my family background that I hoped the DNA might ...

As for “my personal family history. I’m torn. I have a lot of English ancestry, a lot of American ancestry. So perhaps I’d be on the shore watching and huzzah-ing along!” There is ...

Croatia offers citizenship by ancestry to descendants of anyone born ... original citizenship unless you are from certain Latin American countries, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea ...

Mr. Trump’s recent remarks have electrified his base, with MAGA enthusiasts using social media to circulate battle plans to seize Canada and maps of ... once said the American West promised ...