Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a fierce advocate for racial & gender equality. Born into slavery, she became a leading voice against lynching and fought for women’s suffrage, even marching in the 1913 ...

Constitutional scholar and Yale Law Professor Akhil Reed Amar is on a professional crusade to encourage Americans to understand the U.S. Constitution. He is writing a three-volume narrative ...

New biography reveals how this politician fought, won and changed the rules — for better or worse.

A federal judge has blocked certain federal agencies from requesting citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms.