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Boston Marks 400th Anniversary Of Start Of Slavery In America With 'Day Of Healing'
Part of the event included a special presentation in Faneuil Hall’s Great Hall, where park rangers did their best to solemnly illustrate the history of slavery in Massachusetts. -
Paris Celebrates Its Liberation From Nazis, 75 Years On
Paris celebrated the American soldiers, French Resistance fighters and others who liberated the City of Light from Nazi occupation exactly 75 years ago on Sunday. -
Mass.-Born Historian Traces Family Ancestry To First Captive Africans Brought To Virginia
Historian Ric Murphy is a Massachusetts native who traces his ancestry to the first group of Africans brought to Virginia in 1916. -
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The Song At Woodstock That Spoke To A Generation
Joe McDonald’s "I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" electrified a crowd of young men and women who were sick and tired of the Vietnam War. -
Harriet Tubman: American Patriot
Few know the life story of the American abolitionist, nurse, cook and spy. Now a new historical novel recounts one of her greatest achievements — the Combahee Ferry Raid. -
Clark University Professor Publishes New Research On Armenian Genocide
New research from Clark University Professor Taner Akçam further proves the Armenian genocide was systematic and planned. -
Archaeological Dig In Boston's Chinatown Shuts Down Early
We visited this first-of-its-kind Chinatown excavation before it was cut short. -
Boston’s Twentieth-Century Bicycling Renaissance
Biking is increasingly popular now in greater Boston - an historic comeback after a 70 year period when the sport virtually disappeared from the city. -
This Supreme Court Case Made School District Lines A Tool For Segregation
Today, "inequality is endemic" in America's public schools, according to a new report.
