In a world increasingly shaped by secularism and scientific empiricism, a paradox emerges: the enduring belief that history has direction, meaning and purpose—a secularized form of providentialism.

In the early 60s stood a wooden house that served as a refuge during the highlight of the Civil Rights Movement in Canton.

American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader and activist, one of my colleagues cautioned me not to ...

Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...

The Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) and the New Orleans Public Library REACH Center (NOPL) will present “A New Door ...

Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Connie Martin will give a presentation at the Reddick Public Library in Ottawa as she shares ...

As part of the successful effort to advance racial equality, many mass gatherings and actions were performed over the ...

Transgender adults deserve the freedom to live their lives in whatever way makes them happiest. However, activists cannot demand that we deny basic reality and expect us to go along with it.

But Claire McCardell was a pioneering outlier. From the 1930s to the 1950s this designer found freedom creating affordable, ...

The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its origins dating back to the first African American congregations in the ...

A 90-minute walking tour details the city’s role in promoting slavery throughout the South and the driving force of faith to ...

The IWA created a book called "Freedom is Beautiful." It's a book that depicts African American Iowans who migrated to the state during the Civil War era. With help from the University of Iowa ...