In 1789, Washington urged the people of the United States to celebrate “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer.” ...

I think he was alert to the ways that it could end up eroding the institution,” says historian Christopher Brown ...

An exhibit on nine people enslaved by George Washington while he lived as president in Philadelphia remains in tact at Independence National Historical Park as of Friday, despite efforts from the ...

NEW YORK -- Scholastic is pulling a new picture book about George Washington and his slaves amid objections it sentimentalizes a brutal part of American history. "A Birthday Cake for George Washington ...

*Following outrage, Scholastic has decided to pull its new picture book about George Washington that sentimentalized the practice of American slavery. “A Birthday Cake for George Washington” was ...