Unlike any other leader in modern American history, we are led today by a president that has decided to pit Americans against each other.

History is malleable. A new cache of diaries can shed new light, and archeological evidence can challenge our popular assumptions.

The history of the world is the world's court of justice.

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!

The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man's right to his body, or woman's right to her soul.

Imagine a part of the U.S.A., from which the U.S.A. started - where is the cradle of your history? This is Kosovo for Serbia.

I was bused to a school in Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn in 1972. I was one of the first black kids in the history of the school.

Black History Month must be more than just a month of remembrance it should be a tribute to our history and reminder of the work that lies in the months and years ahead.

In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.

It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is all so terribly true.