U.S. history /tags/u-s-history U.S. history en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:26:13 GMT At Virginia Key Beach, an annual ceremony commemorates millions of lives lost to the slave trade /arts-culture/2026-06-18/virginia-key-beach-ceremony-commemorates-slave-trade-loss Dozens of people came to honor the estimated 2 million people who died at sea during the Middle Passage — the brutal forced voyages that carried over 10 million African captives across the Atlantic. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:26:13 GMT /arts-culture/2026-06-18/virginia-key-beach-ceremony-commemorates-slave-trade-loss Amara Evering Florida approves new US history course for college credit /education/2026-05-06/florida-approves-new-us-history-course-for-college-credit Districts have until May 18 to sign up for the new pilot program. The statewide implementation of the new course is slated for 2027-2028 school year. Wed, 06 May 2026 15:27:00 GMT /education/2026-05-06/florida-approves-new-us-history-course-for-college-credit Ana Goñi-Lessan | News Service of Florida America and the Americas need historical truth about slavery — not racist revisionism /commentary/2022-07-07/america-and-the-americas-need-historical-truth-about-slavery-not-racist-revisionism COMMENTARY A new U.S. push — especially in Florida — to whitewash the trans-Atlantic slave trade ranks in the same racist league with Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:57:00 GMT /commentary/2022-07-07/america-and-the-americas-need-historical-truth-about-slavery-not-racist-revisionism Tim Padgett Bomb threats against Black institutions are deeply rooted in U.S. history /2022-02-07/bomb-threats-against-black-institutions-are-deeply-rooted-in-u-s-history "HBCUs are resilient institutions that will persist through all forms of adversity," the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus said after bomb threats earlier this month," the statement said. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:03:07 GMT /2022-02-07/bomb-threats-against-black-institutions-are-deeply-rooted-in-u-s-history The Associated Press The Debate Over Teaching Florida History, 'Us Kids' Follows Parkland Activists, Monkeys Near Fort Lauderdale Airport /2021-05-24/the-debate-over-teaching-florida-history-us-kids-follows-parkland-activists-monkeys-near-fort-lauderdale-airport A fight over Florida's history curriculum. A new documentary about the student activists from Parkland. Plus, where those monkeys living near the airport came from. Mon, 24 May 2021 22:46:22 GMT /2021-05-24/the-debate-over-teaching-florida-history-us-kids-follows-parkland-activists-monkeys-near-fort-lauderdale-airport Suria Rimer, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson 'There's A Lot Of Denialism': How An Anti-Racism Proposal Exposed Miami's Racial, Ethnic Fractures /education/2020-06-24/theres-a-lot-of-denialism-how-an-anti-racism-proposal-exposed-miamis-racial-ethnic-fractures A plan to improve how public schools in Miami-Dade County teach students about racism drew a racist backlash last week — a response that reflected a long… Wed, 24 Jun 2020 04:08:50 GMT /education/2020-06-24/theres-a-lot-of-denialism-how-an-anti-racism-proposal-exposed-miamis-racial-ethnic-fractures Jessica Bakeman How Bernice Sandler, 'Godmother Of Title IX,' Achieved Landmark Discrimination Ban /2019-01-10/how-bernice-sandler-godmother-of-title-ix-achieved-landmark-discrimination-ban Bernice Sandler died Saturday at the age of 90. She once told NPR she beams with pride at seeing female athletes walk "with their heads up and feeling like, 'Yeah, I can handle this world.' " Thu, 10 Jan 2019 20:42:43 GMT /2019-01-10/how-bernice-sandler-godmother-of-title-ix-achieved-landmark-discrimination-ban Tom Goldman, Bill Chappell Three Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historians Aim To Put American Politics In Context /national-politics/2018-10-11/three-pulitzer-prize-winning-historians-aim-to-put-american-politics-in-context In new books, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Joseph J. Ellis — also Jon Meacham, whose tome hit shelves in May — aim to contextualize or contrast the Trump era with the leadership of previous presidents. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:19:00 GMT /national-politics/2018-10-11/three-pulitzer-prize-winning-historians-aim-to-put-american-politics-in-context Scott Detrow Where Do Confederate Monuments Go After They Come Down? /npr-breaking-news/2018-08-05/where-do-confederate-monuments-go-after-they-come-down As the first anniversary of the Charlottesville protest nears, cities like Memphis are wrestling with what to do with the controversial statues once they've been taken down. Sun, 05 Aug 2018 12:08:07 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2018-08-05/where-do-confederate-monuments-go-after-they-come-down Noah Caldwell, Audie Cornish