When I was driving cross-country about 20 years ago, I stopped at the Black Hills of South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore. It's quite a sight - the heads of four U.S. presidents, each about 60 feet tall ...

For several years, online memes have claimed a racist and dark history attached to one of the most iconic U.S. monuments, Mount Rushmore. Its past came under scrutiny amid nationwide protests against ...

Set in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore may be one of the United States’ most recognizable landmarks, but as author Matthew Davis explains in “A Biography of a Mountain – The Making and ...

When you think of Mount Rushmore, you picture four presidents carved in stone in the Black Hills of South Dakota — But part of that story began in San Antonio. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began shaping ...

Protesters sprayed the phrase "LAND BACK" on riot shields held by police sent to the action at Mount Rushmore on July 2, 2020. (photo Candi Brings Plenty) I sit in front of my laptop on July 3, 2020, ...

Matthew Davis is the author of “A Biography of a Mountain: The Making and Meaning of Mount Rushmore,” which will be published in November. One hundred years after its initial dedication, Mount ...