After months spent sheltering in place, the art world was out in full force on Saturday, gathering in sites across New York and cities across the country for the Wide Awakes march. The activist event, ...

In 1860, two diametrically opposed foes ran against each other for the president of the United States. The candidates were Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, and John C. Breckinridge, a Southern Democrat.

Smithsonian curator Jon Grinspan discusses his dramatic new book about a spontaneous movement that helped elect Abraham Lincoln – and frightened the slave-holding south History is really the only ...

In the wake of the 2020 US presidential election, art-world activist collective the Wide Awakes remains dedicated to its collaborative pursuit of greater justice, democracy, and welfare for all. To ...

A Wide Awakes rally in October 1860 filled much of Lower Manhattan with marchers and spectators, and left the city stinking of burned torch oil.Credit...National Museum of American History, ...

In 1860, the Wide Awakes mobilized against slavery and for Abraham Lincoln. A new collective is tapping into their spirit today. Credit...Sean Pressley for The New York Times Supported by By Matt ...

On October 3, 1860, a group of abolitionists called the Wide Awakes marched across northern cities to help elect Abraham Lincoln. Last year, confronted with our national state of injustice, cynicism, ...

You’ve heard it before: we are living in divided times. Disagreement is part of being a citizen of a democracy, but in today's indisputably hot political climate, young people have stepped up into ...

Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect arrested in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, has been linked to a political group called “The Wide Awakes,” the New York Post ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, faces charges of two counts of ...