History

From Penn Carey Law School, a look at three consequential SCOTUS rulings. As The Court evolves with our democracy, how do generations view constitutional rights and ideals?

The Academy of Natural Sciences and the Mütter Museum have exhibitions about the role of plants in nation building.

In “A Nation of Artists,” the two institutions take different paths to represent 250 years of American creativity.

Developer Ken Weinstein hopes to turn the Furness station into a mixed-use property and convert Blue Bell Mission into a single-family home.

Advocates for the site say the new renderings diminish references to slavery and whitewash American history. A federal court stopped any further changes.

The statue of the civil rights icon will debut at City Hall later this year – and Philadelphians can help choose a quote that will be inscribed on its base.

A rag-tag group of younger adults has rediscovered the West Germanic language and culture for heritage and politics.

The renovated 18th-century farmhouse in Middletown Township will be a center for Black history in Bucks County.

Delaware State University's Tuskegee commemoration connects history with opportunity, introducing students to careers in aviation and STEM.

WHYY is partnering with Penn’s McNeil Center for Early American Studies for a series of events this spring examining the impact of the American Revolution.

Born into slavery, Bustill became an entrepreneur, a patriot and one of the founders of a thriving Black Philadelphia.

Ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary, two new exhibitions showcase Revolutionary War history and “Radical Americana.”

Anandibai Joshee came to Philly in 1883 to study medicine. Her tragic life is the grit of a South Asian American Digital Archive songwriting project.

A newly independent America needed international trading partners. China was the big fish.

The project to collect feedback started two years ago, with a national controversy and high-profile leadership changes along the way.