Jeffrey Boutwell, a distant relative, tells his story in the new book “Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy ...
As the purpose and meaning of the 14th Amendment are once again debated, it’s well worth learning more about one of its primary authors: George S. Boutwell.
Like elsewhere in America, the Irish of Syracuse faced widespread prejudice and discrimination in the 19th century.
The Upcountry History Museum brings us this week’s this week in history nugget. THIS DAY IN 1872, SOUTH CAROLINA ...
Congressional Republicans are pushing legislation that would make sweeping changes to voter registration, including requiring ...
The politics of the early republic weren’t so different from those of today—often messy, fiercely competitive, and driven by ...
Jackson finished second in the Democratic primary to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who would go on to lose the 1988 presidential election to George H.W. Bush. But Jackson’s strong results ...