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Jeanne Theoharis' new book re-examines civil rights history and the way it's been manipulated. "It is used to make us feel good about ourselves, to make us feel good about our progress," she says.

Lebanon offers a glimpse into history, with a treasure trove of specimens that have been sealed away for millennia in ancient amber.

More than 100 years after it was originally proposed, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is opening its doors in Washington, D.C.

The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia has an exhibition for the season — the flu season, specifically. It's about the icky history and science of infections.

Marvin Weeks memorialized Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was killed in Georgia last year, in a mural. Weeks' latest work delves into the history of race relations in Brunswick, Ga.

In his book Scapegoats, human rights lawyer Arsalan Iftikhar says Muslims are the newest group in the U.S. to be ostracized. But there is a long history of groups before them facing discrimination.

Kentucky’s U.S. senators are joining a bipartisan effort designating the week of June 6 official "Hemp History Week." In addition to providing national…

A fully intact Burger King from the 80s has been sitting behind a wall at Wilmington's Concord Mall since it was abandoned in 2009. Mall officials say they'll transform the space into a retro eatery.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Antonia Cereijido and M.G. Lord about their new podcast, LA Made: The Barbie Tapes.

A Democratic state lawmaker has filed a bill to require public middle and high schools to teach the history of racism in the country.