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California entered the union in 1850 as a free state—yet black Californians are about to cash out big on reparations.

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In the latest Texas history column, Ken Bridges looks back on the interesting life of Samuel B. Maxey, who made his own ...

Americans worried that the U.S. government shutdown could derail their plans to take out a mortgage or refinance their home loan can breathe easy — mostly. Housing experts says lenders will continue ...

No one asked the president about Robert E. Lee, it just rolled off his tongue, and his No. 2 used whataboutism to take a pass ...

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A lot of the propaganda about the Civil War and the Confederacy was directly created to combat the Civil Rights Movement.

Thousands of people protesting President Donald Trump’s leadership marched peacefully Saturday on Main Street and covered the ...