History

Marking The Centennial Of Arkansas' Elaine Massacre

4:47pm September 29, 2019

by Jacqueline Froelich

The centennial of the "Elaine Massacre" is this month. Descendants, scholars, and activists are gathering for the first time to discuss what was one of the bloodiest racial conflicts in U.S. history.

Indian historian Ramachandra Guha (left) speaks with Anamik Shah, the vice chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith, a university founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920, in Ahmedabad, western India.

World News

Gandhi Is 'An Object Of Intense Debate': A Biographer Reflects On The Indian Leader

9:00am September 29, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

Wednesday marks 150 years since Mahatma Gandhi's birth. NPR sat down with biographer Ramachandra Guha and discussed the Indian leader's legacy.

Rep. Gabby Giffords Joins Democrat Lawmakers To Discuss Gun Background Checks Legislation

Rep. Jason Crow On Impeachment

3:31pm September 25, 2019

The freshman representative and six of his colleagues are on the front lines of the inquiry.

National

The Complicated Relationship Between Puerto Rico And U.S. Mainland

5:47am September 23, 2019

by Ramtin Arablouei

In the latest episode of NPR's history podcast, Throughline, the hosts explore Puerto Rico's relationship with the U.S. mainland, and the key figures who shaped the island's fate.

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World News

Getty Trust Initiative Will Work To Save Ancient Sites Worldwide

6:13am September 18, 2019

by Mandalit del Barco

The J. Paul Getty Trust will devote $100 million over the next decade to help preserve and promote understanding of the world's cultural history and heritage sites around the world.

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'Second Founding' Examines How Reconstruction Remade The Constitution

1:27pm September 17, 2019

by Terry Gross

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner talks how the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments relate to current debates about voting rights, mass incarceration and reparations for slavery.

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