Chronology -- Introduction: Getting a perspective on immigrant daily life -- Immigration 1870 to 1920 : a historical overview -- Life on the land : immigrants in the American West -- Life on the job : ...

In the 1920s, some Americans' concern for a U.S. in decline led to a rise in various discriminatory policies and movements that hurt vulnerable minorities. iStock/Getty Images Plus As promised, the ...

The 1920s was a decade of unprecedented change for America. Soldiers returned from war. Well-paid jobs were plentiful. Women cast aside "proper behavior," and the Jazz Age erupted. It was an era of ...

From white violence to the rise of exclusive swim clubs, people of color have long faced barriers to American swimming pools. In the 1920s, swimmers cool off at the Fairgrounds Pool in Saint Louis, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alex Green, Harvard Kennedy School (THE CONVERSATION) As promised, the second Trump ...

At the dawn of the 20th century, America west of the Mississippi was wild and untamed, featuring formidable landscapes and treacherous rivers. But in the following decades, industry and opportunity ...