It’s impossible to overstate the importance of African and African American music to the United States’ musical traditions. Steven Lewis, a...
Our 5-episode series about music in Early America continues with this second episode that seeks to answer your questions about music in...
What was music like in Early America? How did different early Americans—Native Americans, African Americans, and White Americans—integrate...
Did you know that small Native American nations had the power to dictate the terms of French colonization in the Gulf South region...
Prepare for tricks, treats, and time travel! In honor of Halloween, we’re traveling back to the mid-seventeenth century to investigate a...
What made trade with China so important to the new United States that one of Americans’ first acts after securing the United States’...
Alexander Hamilton played important roles in the founding of the United States. He served in the Continental Army, helped frame the United...
Spanish explorers and colonists visited, settled, and claimed territory in 42 of the United States’ 50 states. So what does the history of...
In a town as old as Williamsburg, Virginia, which was established in 1638, it’s often the case that historic buildings with interesting...
This is an episode you’ve been waiting for! Mark Tabbert, the Director of Archives and Exhibits at the George Washington Masonic National...