Beau Breslin I come from a long line of racists. Tracing my ancestry back to the early 19th century, I discovered that my great-great-great-grandfather emigrated from Ireland and then drifted south, ...

Over there, we were all Somebody, no matter what they thought on the other side — as the fiery young civil rights leader ...

The New England Patriots filed into their home locker room following their 27-14 win over the New York Jets in front of a national audience. With the team huddled around head coach Mike Vrabel, he ...

David Greenberg has produced a biography of John Lewis that, if not quite definitive, is still the gold standard by which all subsequent biographies will be judged.

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, perhaps Selma’s most recognizable landmark, spans the Alabama River with a quiet dignity that belies its monumental importance in American civil rights history.

Jackson finished second in the Democratic primary to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who would go on to lose the 1988 presidential election to George H.W. Bush. But Jackson’s strong results ...

Why Did the Legendary Edmund Fitzgerald Sink? That was the line of thinking one man in possession of an Edmund Fitzgerald life ring was pursuing in anticipation of the 50 th anniversary of the sinking ...

Sometimes the most profound experiences happen in places where history whispers from every street corner. Selma, Alabama – the “Queen City of the Black Belt” – offers exactly that kind of ...

Hermantown native Rafe Carlson has recorded the iconic song, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” He’d post shorter clips of him singing it on social media, and people encouraged him to release the ...

Hundreds gathered at a Columbus church to honor John Lewis and protest the Trump administration on the five-year anniversary of Lewis's death. The event, part of a nationwide "Good Trouble" protest, ...