A new Boston museum exhibit examines the American Revolution from the perspective of enslaved and free Black people. Black ...

This Juneteenth edition of Shackamaxon looks at the housing debate in Harrisburg, the recent state Supreme Court decision on ...

African Americans served bravely in an integrated military during the American Revolution, often fighting for a more literal freedom than their white comrades-in-arms, according to Judith Van Buskirk, ...

To celebrate America’s 250th birthday we’re joined by Dr. Shirley Green to discuss Black soldiers of the American Revolution. The Journal is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

As Americans reflect on the nation's founding, it is worth remembering the story of the American Revolution belongs to more ...

For generations, Philadelphia has proudly defined itself through the story of the American Revolution. But hidden beneath the city’s familiar history is another revolutionary connection: one tied to ...

Step behind the scenes of Ken Burns’s new film to see how The American Revolution came to life. Step behind the scenes of Ken Burns’s new film to see how The American Revolution came to life. Through ...

In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its timing feels urgent. Critic’s Notebook In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the ...

Historians deal in secular truths. Slavery is an appropriate explanation for the Civil War; God’s will is not. Still, some occurrences are so improbable they can make it hard to believe that we’re ...