NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ethelene Whitmire about her book, "The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram," about a queer American Black man who went to Europe as World War II began, and stayed.

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military pilots, breaking barriers during World War II.

In the premier episode Let My People Go, Gates explores the early history, alliances and the core differences at the start of ...

Seven Japanese American soldiers were promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II despite having been branded "enemy ...

The United States embassy in The Hague has revealed the contents of two replacement information panels for the Margraten ...

In World War II, Nazi Germany believed Black soldiers were incapable of courage, discipline, and technical skill. The 761st ...

The anointed—the intellectual elites and the political classes—establish (manufacture) a crisis that they believe presents a ...

The Harpers Ferry Center is part of the NPS History Collection.

MARGRATEN, Netherlands — Ever since a U.S. military cemetery in the southern Netherlands removed two displays recognizing Black troops who helped to liberate Europe from the Nazis, visitors have ...

A World War II veteran is showing off his skills. Ahead of the New York Islanders’ matchup against the New York Rangers on Dec. 27, Dominick Critelli made his way to the ice. The 104-year-old veteran ...

“Waiting for the Hour.” Carte-de-visite of an emancipation watch night meeting on Dec. 31, 1863, where African American men, women and children gathered around a man with a watch, waiting for the ...

Empathy is under attack lately. The all-important ability to see the world through another person’s eyes is now being recast as something corrosive. The argument goes like this: if you’re empathetic, ...