In August 1864, Union morale about the Civil War was so low that Republican Party leaders, including Abraham Lincoln, ...

That's a phrase that has been bandied about lately with the controversy over displaying the Confederate battle flag. Now viewers can experience again Ken Burns' seminal documentary that covered the ...

I probably wasn't paying attention that day in high-school history class when we covered post-Civil War Reconstruction. I may have been watching a work crew redo the gym roof, or passing stupid notes ...

WALPOLE, N.H. -- When Ken Burns' "Civil War" hit public television in 1990, it was a revelation: Burns invested a faded period of American history with new life, color and emotion. The public does not ...

A PBS Civil War series will begin filming in the Richmond and Petersburg areas this spring. Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced the project Friday, and said it would be eligible for incentive funding from ...

A Mount Holly historic site is set to feature in Ken Burns' next miniseries. The Old Schoolhouse is deemed New Jersey's ...

Northwest Indiana’s Civil War story plays a prominent role in the second part of a new documentary airing Thursday night on all Hoosier PBS stations. Part II of “Hoosiers: The Story of Indiana” airs ...

PBS’s fall shows were in the can before the federal government defunded all public broadcasting this summer, so the full ...

In an Instagram post on Tuesday night, actor Alec Baldwin claimed that Americans are currently living in a "pre-Civil War" environment. The embattled "Rust" actor told his followers on Instagram that ...

Over the last two and a half years, a brutal civil war between the Sudan Armed Forces and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed tens of thousands. Over 14 million Sudanese, more than a quarter ...

After nearly two years of civil war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, there is a potential turning point. The army has recaptured the presidential palace and the center ...