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Descendant Sues Over Slave Photos

Author: Edwin S. Grosvenor

The famous photographs at Harvard, first published in American Heritage in 1977, are at the center of a difficult debate over who owns the images.

A.J. Liebling on D-Day

Author: Timothy Gay

Seventy-five years ago this June, the celebrated writer for The New Yorker was one of the first journalists to witness the carnage on Omaha Beach.

Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Heart Touched By Fire

Author: Ronald Collins

His experiences in the Civil War shaped the mind of one of our greatest jurists.

A Comedy of Errors at the Nobel Prize

Author: Ann Crittenden

We've gotten one farce after another from the secretive judges at the Swedish Academy who confer the world's most prestigious prize for literature

What to See in Philadelphia, the Heart of American History

Author: Randall M. Miller

The city embodies the American spirit: freedom, democracy, innovation, arts, and a love of knowledge.

Robert F. Kennedy in Mississippi

Author: Ellen B. Meacham

In a pivotal trip in 1967, Sen. Kennedy saw first-hand the effects of poverty in the Delta.

Local News: Going, Going... Gone

Author: Penelope Abernathy

Nearly 1,800 newspapers have died since 2004, creating “news deserts” across the country. At many remaining journals, cuts have been so deep that they've become “ghost papers.” What are the implications for democracy?