History

The West Philadelphia institution will receive a $135,000 grant to help cover the new director’s salary and the costs of searching for the new full-time director.

Originally commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Guard occupation of Wilmington, the exhibit has new relevance in 2020.

John Lewis was the last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon on Friday will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations.

C.T. Vivian's civil rights work stretched back more than six decades, to his first sit-in demonstrations in the 1940s in Peoria, Ill.

The collection includes Douglass' 1852 "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" speech with his own handwritten annotations.

They accuse Penn's Landing of breaking an agreement to maintain the 28-year-old monument by covering up its base following recent protests.

While a majority of Americans support wearing masks, widespread and consistent compliance has proven difficult to maintain in communities across the country.

When the Supreme Court ruled this past week on "faithless electors," Hamilton's name appeared five times. But the story is a little more complicated than the Broadway show.

Princeton professor Julian Zelizer discusses his book, "Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party."

Gov. Phil Murphy supports the legislature that would replace the colonial-era term with something modern and understandable.

The first Philadelphia museum to reopen premieres a touring show of Madame Tussauds wax figures.

While some residents expressed joy at the removal of the Columbus statue, the scene around where the statue stood for decades was like any other day.

Crews in Trenton started dismantling the statue Wednesday, a day after city Mayor Reed Gusciora announced the decision.

Pieces from a 1940s collection of portraits showcasing prominent Black Americans are back on virtual display in a new exhibition by the Pearl S. Buck House.