Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery and became an influential orator, writer and intellectual, was the most photographed person in America in the 19th century.

Before Dulles Airport, Willard, Virginia was a thriving Black community built by formerly enslaved families before eminent domain erased it forever.

The classic animated segment that teaches the American Revolution through catchy music and memorable storytelling.

Bomba is an ancient genre of resistance from Puerto Rico created by enslaved people on the island over 400 years ago. Recently, bomba music has been a staple of Black Lives Matter protests calling back to its roots as a music of resilience. Together, host...

Learn more about Shirley Chisholm and her long-lasting impact on politics on the 50th anniversary of her run for the presidency.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at where members make and shape laws, press government for action and debate important issues. Join Visitor Engagement Assistant Nick and Curator Eloise as they take us on a tour through the history, design and layout of the s...

Take a closer look at the details of a colorful relief panel from La Pasadita that provides a glimpse into the power and pageantry of the royal courts of the ancient Maya.

Since the death of Pope Francis on April 21, interest has surged in the Oscar-winning film "Conclave" and its source novel, which dramatizes the intrigue behind the election of a new pope.

Throughout the years and human migration the states were politically divided up and as such their borders became a hot mess.

Marcus Tullius Cicero, a senator in the late Roman Republic, left a lasting legacy of works that have been revered by scholars for millennia. His life and untimely death is history that deserves to be remembered.

WARNING: GRAPHIC 1930s PHOTO! "Strange Fruit," a protest song about lynching made famous by Billie Holiday, was written not by an African American activist, but by Abel Meeropol, a Jewish high school teacher from New York. This video is an interview wi...

Peeing Calvin is a travesty. But it's also a choice.

We compiled some of the best songs that have been banned at some point in their history to see what the reactors thought about why it was banned! Which song do you think didn't deserve its ban?

Break out that old sitcom "dramatic moment" music! For this list, we’ll be looking at TV episodes that weave in serious social issues in a respectable, but entertaining way. Our countdown includes moments from "Punky Brewster", "Maude", "The Jeffersons" a...

So begins one of the most iconic musical numbers of the last two decades, "Cell Block Tango" from 2002's Chicago, in which the six merry murderesses of Cook County Jail regale Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) with the stories behind the murder of the men in t...