A new Smithsonian book reckons with the enduring legacies of slavery and capitalism Jennifer L. Morgan Blueprint, Terry ...

British soldiers quartered in Boston, New York and other cities took away scarce ... certainly among the most vulnerable. Up until the middle of the 18th century, local slave codes regulated ...

When the British took control of the area in 1664, they renamed it New York, and it became one of the original 13 colonies. New York achieved statehood in 1788, with the adoption of the U.S ...

The work force of the New York City government is a third black and only a tenth Puerto Rican, meaning that middle-class blacks are much more likely than middle-class Puerto Ricans to return to ...

[3] Britain influenced the colonies more than any other country ... and treason.[8] The New York colony instituted the so-called Duke’s Laws of 1665. This directed the death penalty for denial ...

On the other hand, in the middle and far West the proportion ... information concerning the foreign colonies in some of our large cities, notably New York. Dr. Maurice Fishberg for the Jews ...

The fate of billions whom the US dominates and oppresses is effectively exchanged for a few possible reforms in domestic ...

Many Americans don't want to hear it, but the Electoral College is a uniquely damaging system that wildly distorts the will of the voter, yields crazy outcomes and suppresses participation.

Al Jazeera looks at the US economy, demographics, geography and other indicators ahead of the November 5 elections.

Cold War Canada, disco New York, the Arab Spring ... a self-emancipated woman who survived the Middle Passage across the Atlantic. Douglas’s longstanding interest in Maroon societies prompted ...

It was only seen as ‘far away from here’ and in the colonies ... past are visible in New York State, beyond Manhattan. “Right ...

One of the original 13 colonies, New York became the 11th U.S. state on July 26, 1788. With a current population of more than 19.4 million, New York is the fourth-most populous state in the country.