History

New Context For Confederate Memorials

Regina Phillips, director of the Lincolnville Museum, an African-American history center in St. Augustine, Fla., talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about how to add context to Confederate monuments.

Revisiting The 1968 Republican Convention

by Don Gonyea

The Republican Convention of 1968 was a contrast to the tumultuous events of that year. Republicans sought to present their party as a law-and-order antidote to the disturbing images of a distant war and violent anti-war demonstrations at home.

A Brief History Of The Drum Set

by Allyson McCabe

Today's common drum kit is just 100 years old, even though drums have been around for millenia. It fell out of favor with the advent of drum machines and sampling. For many, there's no substitute.