The Eelam wars (1983-2009) between the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), arose over the issue of self-determination for Sri Lankan Tamils and the separation of ...

Because slavery would not have survived in a free market, it needed the federal government to socialize the costs in order to make it profitable. Secession, ...

Unfortunately, slavery was not just propped up by policy in the slave states, but federally. It is often overlooked that the ...

Sudan is seeking foreign investment to develop its largely untapped mineral wealth, including gold, copper, uranium, and rare ...

As Sudan marks "1,000 days of a brutal war," the Security Council heard today that women and girls are enduring horrific sexual violence, as a civil ...

As African nationalism surged and London hardened its demands, Southern Rhodesia found itself trapped between a promise of gradual reform and the gathering certainty that compromise was slipping ...

'The Blue, The Gold, and The Gray' offers a sweeping perspective on America's formation, expansion and division A comprehensive historical overview connecting exploration, gold rushes, and the Civil ...

The new podcast is about a conspiracy that took place in Ohio and several other Midwestern states during the Civil War.

Confederate nostalgia, expressed through monument preservation, the “Lost Cause” narrative, and the pervasive display of the ...

Caroline Rebecca LeCount is often likened to Rosa Parks for her efforts to desegregate public transit. More than 150 years later, SEPTA is still honoring her legacy ...

As anger about the presence of ICE in Minneapolis divided the nation, Americans turned to the American Civil War for ...

In commemoration of Presidents' Day, our "Settle In" podcast asked a simple question: What would Abraham Lincoln do?