Centuries after his death, Christopher Columbus continues to stir fascination and fierce debate. His historic Atlantic ...

Slavery was one of the cornerstones of European colonization across the Americas. The first slaves – 20 Africans - arrived on a Dutch ship around1619 to the Virginia colony at Jamestown.

Pet cats are a relatively new addition to the Americas. While this part of the world does have plenty of wild cats – from ...

This doctrine rationalized European colonization in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, presenting conquest and subjugation as divinely sanctioned activities required for spiritual salvation and ...

Citing the harm Indigenous tribes suffered because of his contributions to the European colonization of the Americas, some celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day as an alternative to Columbus Day.

The history of Catholicism in America is neither a straightforward success story nor an unrelenting tragedy. It is a tapestry woven of many threads: the brutal legacy of European colonization and ...

That is especially true when it comes to upholding the rights and dignity of the Indigenous people who were here long before colonization of the Americas began.” Trump on Sunday used a social me ...