In the 1920s, some Americans' concern for a U.S. in decline led to a rise in various discriminatory policies and movements that hurt vulnerable minorities. iStock/Getty Images Plus As promised, the ...

During the 1920s American society was very divided. Issues of morality, immigration, politics and race highlighted key fundamental differences. These tensions deeply affected people’s lives and ...

As promised, the second Trump administration has quickly rolled out a slew of policies and executive orders that the president says are all aimed at “Making America Great Again.” This takes on ...

In the mid-1920s, Laughlin and his allies pressed a court case against a teenage woman whom the state of Virginia had deemed an imbecile and incarcerated at a massive Virginia institution for the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) As promised, the second Trump administration has quickly rolled out a slew of policies and executive orders that the president says are all aimed at “Making America Great Again.” ...

In the conclusion of his gripping and horrifying book “Murder City: The Bloody History of Chicago in the 1920s,” Michael Lesy writes that the city was once “a place depraved–a Bedlam, a City of Mayhem ...

The story of the most populous cities in the United States is an evolving one that reflects economic, cultural and demographic shifts. Few nations have experienced such profound changes as the United ...