USA

How the Nazi persecution of Jews shaped the African-American freedom struggle.

The role of women in the Ku Klux Klan is often neglected, but they were key players at all levels.

These Truths: a History of the United States by Jill Lepore is a reminder of how tenaciously previous generations have clung to the view that the country is the ‘last, best hope of earth’.

At the beginning of the 20th century, there were 16 empires of varying size and reach. At the end of the century, there was just one: the United States. How did this happen and what role did Britain play in smoothing America’s path to global hegemony?

Blessed with beauty and wealth, California fails to come to terms with its past.

The unusual circumstances of the founding of New Orleans have had lasting impact on its culture. 

The untold story of African-Americans’ civil cases in the segregated South.

The pushcarts of the Lower East Side epitomised New York’s bustling immigrant community. The drive to Americanise brought about their demise and changed the streets forever. 

Long before he helped to draft the Declaration of Independence, Franklin was a printer, an inventor and a philosopher.