history

We need to recover an accurate and true understanding of American History. This will not be accomplished by reading hot takes on Twitter or viewing brief YouTube videos. Instead, there are some concrete actions steps every American can take to increase their knowledge of American History.

While Martin Luther King Jr. Day is mostly commemorated with quotes and clips of King’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech and footage of bus boycotts and the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, some of the most important moments of King’s work came later, as he turned his attention from civil rights to poverty and the Vietnam War. Here’s a sampling:

The one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. capitol launched a debate this week on its cause, significance and historical ramifications. Christian leaders across the spectrum also discussed the attack. Below is a sampling of what five Christian leaders said about January 6:

The newly released plans for the rebuilding of Notre Dame are sparking disappointment among many who see the design as a fad political statement.

The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is set to undergo major renovations for the first time in hundreds of years.

Archaeologists in a Cambridgeshire village have uncovered rare skeletal remains of a man with a nail through his heel. Some believe the remains could be the first example of a Roman crucifixion in the United Kingdom.

Archaeologists in Israel say they have found a 2,000-year-old synagogue in the Galilee region.

Israeli archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient building linked to the time of the Sanhedrin.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a complaint against a New York pastor who allegedly sold a historic Harlem-based church and its property to an inexperienced developer and profited on the deal.