Why Emmett Till's Accuser Claims She Is A Victim Too
An unpublished memoir from Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman at the center of the controversial 1955 Emmett Till murder case, offers crucial insight.
Read MoreAn unpublished memoir from Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman at the center of the controversial 1955 Emmett Till murder case, offers crucial insight.
Read MoreThe former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, was arrested and extradited to the U.S. based on accusations of trafficking cocaine and smuggling.
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Read MoreOne of the most audacious stunts perpetrated by Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani involved then-Vice President Joe Biden.
Read MoreHistory often depends on where the writer, as well as the reader, happen to stand. Were particular acts good things or, ultimately, massive tragedies?
Read MoreJacqueline Kennedy has a granddaughter who is as beautiful as the former first lady was. Meet Rose Schlossberg.
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Read MoreThe brutal murder of teenager Emmett Till in 1955 shocked the nation. However, President Dwight Eisenhower's lack of response spoke volumes on his stance.
Read MoreAutopsies date back 2,000 years and throughout history, they've helped to explain causes of death. Here are the post-mortem findings for eight U.S. presidents.
Read MoreWhen Pope Francis journeyed to Canada, the visit wasn't just social. An important aspect was the pope apologizing to Indigenous Peoples on behalf of the church.
Read MoreBooker T. Washington and George Washington Carver were two Black titans of education. While working at Tukeegee they actually irritated each other quite a bit..
Read MoreThere have been some pretty great Americans in the rather short timeline of the United States of America, and some of the best have become president.
Read MoreMalcom X was a controversial human rights activist who was assassinated in 1965. This is what he said in a speech right after his home was bombed.
Read More"The Autobiography of Malcolm X" is a crucial text, but three removed chapters, thought to be too controversial, provide insight into Malcolm X's narrative.
Read MoreIt was famously observed by General William Sherman that war is hell. For the defeated, the aftermath of war can also be a time of injustice and cruelty.
Read MoreLarry Flynt is known for being a publisher at the helm of magazines like Hustler, and for peddling smut. He also had an unexpected connection to Jimmy Carter.
Read MoreWhat is now the nation of Sri Lanka has over 2,500 years of recorded history, but few of those years are as turbulent as recent events that are unfolding.
Read MoreHoward Hughes was a celebrity back in the 1930s -- wealthy, industrialist, film mogul. He became mysterious and withdrawn -- and his will was a mystery, too.
Read MoreBobby Hutton was a 17-year-old Black Panther Party member who was killed in a confrontation with the police.
Read MoreGeorge W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden all share something in common: all four have faced calls for their imprisonment. But could it happen?
Read MoreIt's said you never ask a rancher how many cattle they have. The general idea did not seem to apply between nations around the American Revolution.
Read MoreNearly 70 years since the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a mysterious unserved warrant in the case has turned up against his accuser.
Read MoreThe Clyde of Bonnie and Clyde was Clyde Barrow, a man prone to killing without hesitation when it suited his purposes. The first dated back to his prison days.
Read MoreTwo of the most popular names associated with the abolitionist movement are Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass. Here's a look at their relationship.
Read MoreThe voice of experience isn't always heard, even when lives -- perhaps even nations -- hang in the balance. Add to that a historical "what if?"
Read MoreRutherford B. Hayes served one term as president of the United States, and while he might not rank up there with Lincoln or Washington, he left his mark.
Read MoreGeorge Washington -- the man who won the American Revolution, the first president of the United States -- surely as revered in death as he was in life.
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