Despite their victories, white suffragists were influenced by the prevalence of racism in America, and 'The Vote' shows how Black women were sidelined in the movement for suffrage. Nevertheless, Black women persisted and played an essential role in the movement, viewing the right to vote as critical in the larger struggle for racial justice.

The “Beat the Press” and “Greater Boston” host poked fun at a statue of Edward Everett Hale by Boston Common.

On Friday, Americans marked Juneteenth, a holiday that has long commemorated the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.

The statue is fairly recent. The complexities of Columbus' legacy are not.

A century ago, the Republican Party supported big business and big government.

Steves speaks about the parallels between 1930s fascist Europe and the tactics being used in the United States and abroad now.

In Boston, demonstrations against racism and police brutality are not new.

National protests have broken open a long-simmering local debate.

The speed and scale of the economic crash have drawn comparisons to the Great Depression. But this downturn should be shorter, former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and other economic historians say.

The 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz took place this year. How do we keep survivors' stories alive?