Further reading
Juneteenth is a state holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865, the day slavery ended in Texas. Over the last decade, a push to make Juneteenth a...
The Mississippi Gulf Coast was the home of many different peoples, cultures, and empires during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. According...
Before its eradication in 1980, smallpox was the most feared disease in many parts of the world. Known as the “king of terrors” and the “disease of...
Smallpox was the most feared disease in North America and in many parts of the world before its eradication in 1980. So how did early Americans live...
What do historians wish more people better understood about early American history and why do they wish people had that better understanding? In...
What can a portrait reveal about the history of colonial British America? Portraits were both deeply personal and yet collaborative artifacts left...