We’re often taught that it was the ancient Greeks who invented our democracy. What they forget to mention is the group of Native Americans who helped showed us the...
Did you know that little over a year into the American Revolutionary War, the US army had been reduced to just 3,000 men? But over ten crucial days, all of that changed thanks to one man: George...
We’ve all seen our fair share of American political ads in recent years. But the very first? That could be Common Sense – an 18th century pamphlet designed to incite...
In 1959, the United States officially welcomed Alaska into the family as the 49th state. But did you know that 100 years earlier, Alaska was actually part of Russian...
The Declaration of Independence was the first ever document to cement equality into the founding principles of a nation. It helped to bring the colonies together during a national crisis, but it was by no means...
We all know what the US Constitution is – but do you know it’s origins story? Let’s delve into history and discover more about the most document in US...
Did you know that George Washington didn’t want to become the first US President? Despite his reluctance, he set many precedents which remain pillars of the office...
What is an act of courage? Is it running into a burning building? Heading into battle? Exploring the unknown? For Autherine Lucy and Pollie Anne Myers, trying to get an education was an act of courage in...
An introduction to Thurgood Marshall and his relationship with The NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Formed in 1940 as part of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) raised money, amassed lawyers, and launched...
For civil rights activist, lawyer, judge and state senator Constance Baker Motley, breaking through the limits placed on women and people of colour was all in a day’s...
