During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...

One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

Trace/s,” an exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History, highlights the borough’s neglected story of slavery — and the Black genealogists helping to unearth it.

Black History Month honors the achievements and struggles of African Americans throughout U.S. history, and it’s a great time ...

New defense secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled all cultural awareness months in the Department of Defense, including Black ...

Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the ...

In the complex tapestry of American history, the rules governing what enslaved people could or couldn’t wear played a ...

The best free games prove that you really don't need a dime to have a good time. With 2025 in full swing, your coffers might be looking sparse after the holiday season. But the good news is that ...

In 2021, President Biden signed a bill into law making June 19 a federal holiday, known as Juneteenth National Independence Day, which observes the end of slavery in the United States. Analyst’s ...

Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we celebrate his essential contributions to our country, let's ...