While Harris offered a glimpse of daily life in the colonies, she also offered her views on the politicians of the day. In 1860, prominent politician John A. Macdonald and other members of the ...

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A new life in the New World offered a glimmer of hope; this explains how one-half to two-thirds of the immigrants who came to the American colonies arrived as indentured servants. Servants ...

However, over the course of the century, a new race-based slavery system developed, and by the dawn of the new century, the majority of Africans and African Americans were slaves for life.

The exhibit invites the public to explore lesser-known history about our nation’s beginnings and the diverse experiences of ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ...

We don't need to wait for January. I say a new year has just started. The sweltering days of summer are gone. Memories of the ...

The ability to craft a compelling, artistic, and evocative documentary film is a true filmmaker's test and one that British ...

Minimalist style evokes efficiency and order... which designer Machine Dazzle finds boring and futile. He challenges us to ...

Here are 13 facts about Friday the 13th and what has led superstitious people to believe it's an unlucky day, including pop ...