James K. Polk was born on November 2, 1795, in a log cabin in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, the oldest of 10 children. He ...

Martin Van Buren studied law and held various political positions before serving as U.S. senator, as secretary of state and ...

The effort promotes sustainable, public interest journalism in communities where local news organizations have been hit hard by financial pressures ...

Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of men, women, and children who had escaped slavery ...