Illustration by Mari Fouz. Half a century before she founded the American Red Cross, Clara Barton had her first nursing experience at age 11, when her older brother fell off a barn roof.For nearly ...

Whether direct portrayals or loose inspirations, The Gilded Age has had its fair share of historical appearances throughout its three-year run.

Even after Ferguson, progressives, civil rights advocates, and policymakers have said virtually nothing about the importance of enforcing civil rights through private litigation under Section 1983.

Ahead of nationwide protests against President Donald Trump’s policies tomorrow, civil rights advocates are assuring protesters that they have a right to safety. This comes in response to ...

Julian Fellowes’ The Gilded Age blends fiction with history, capturing the drama of 1880s New York high society.

JOHNSTOWN, Penn., June 7.--Upon a pretty little plateau 200 feet above the waters of Stony Creek, and directly in front of a slender foot bridge which leads into Kernville, stands a group of tents ...

Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant U.S. attorney general for civil rights, said the Trump administration would rightfully ”focus on individual discrimination cases," which she said are “more ...

When the FBI released a list of unsolved murders from the civil rights era, journalist Stanley Nelson said he read the names and felt shame. It was 2007, and Nelson was the editor of a small ...

President-elect Donald Trump walks Peter N. Kirsanow, an attorney and a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, out after meeting at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse ...

Some civil rights leaders are challenging a decision to strip a high school track star of her state title because of how she celebrated her win. In a nod to a former Olympian, 16-year-old Clara ...

Federal authorities moved Friday to drop a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Sheetz convenience store chain, part of a broader effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to halt the use ...

Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant U.S. attorney general for civil rights, said the Trump administration would rightfully “focus on individual discrimination cases,” which she said are “more ...