Coleman Lowndes
Former Lead Producer
Latest articles by Coleman Lowndes
Until the Civil Rights Act passed in 1964, the Green Book was critical for black Americans wanting to travel across the country.
The Gilded Age left a legacy of decay on the American landscape.
The moon landing was accomplished through the careful deconstruction of the Saturn V rocket and the Apollo spacecraft.
This photo conceals a clue to a brutal story of vengeance.
How a cheesy joke from the 1830s became one of the most widely spoken words in the world.
What we know about hobo graffiti comes from hobos — a group that took pride in embellishing stories.
A carefully executed publicity campaign turned a pretty average pilot into an aviation legend.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy altered the South’s memory of the Civil War.
A massive underground network of cables connected street corners to emergency services long before the telephone was invented.