For most of us, colonial America is a time period vaguely remembered from history lessons in school as children. Important figures such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin stand out ...

Israel's genocidal 'voluntary migration' proposal for Palestinians perpetuates violent colonial legacies of displacing ...

But that's not the way slavery was established in colonial America. It happened gradually -- one person at a time, one law at a time, even one colony at a time. All servants imported and brought ...

Keywords American identity, Revolutionary War, literature, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Common Sense, Declaration of Independence, political writings, colonial printing, emerging ...

Indentured servants first arrived in America in the decade following the ... Indentured servants became vital to the colonial economy. The timing of the Virginia colony was ideal.

who were graduates of American colonial colleges. Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter. The Harvard Crimson The University Daily, Est. 1873 ...

WILLIAMSBURG — On March 25, award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns offered the Historic Triangle a sneak peek at his newest ...

Black women in colonial Boston fought for justice and shaped the city’s history. Their resistance, resilience, and legacy ...

"Casta" is Spanish for caste and these "casta paintings" are incredibly frank documents--unparalleled by anything in our time--of the race-based social hierarchy that existed in colonial Latin America ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution held its annual state conference From March 21-23 with Colonial ...