Zaakir Tameez is the author of “Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation,” to be released on June 3.

On September 17, 1862, over 23,000 soldiers fell in a single day near the small town of Sharpsburg, Maryland. The battle ...

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There’s a moment in life when ice cream transcends from mere dessert to spiritual experience, and in Sharpsburg, Maryland, that moment happens at Nutter’s Ice Cream – a charming brick building that ...

A lawsuit filed earlier this week in Frederick County, Maryland, alleges that a member of the Brunswick High School Boys’ Lacrosse team was sexually assaulted by several teammates in an ...

A 141.6-acre property in northeastern Frederick County that lies within the core battle areas of three major Civil War battlefields was permanently protected through a conservation easement last month ...

A ‘cultural and political war’ continues in Maryland with reports that the Navy is considering renaming vessels bearing the ...

“Escalating violence in recent months has brought South Sudan to the brink of civil war,” he said, urging the country’s leaders to restore peace. Russia’s deputy U.N. ambassador Anna ...

Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, and Allen Moore discuss the making of The Civil War. Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, and Allen Moore discuss the making of The Civil War.

Today, we discuss whether some materials don’t belong in school or whether such claims are a dubious justification for book ...

The Chesapeake Sheriff's Office recently announced a donation of two new cemetery markers to honor Afro-Union Civil War ...

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