Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

Alan Percy of Manchester Radical Traditions said: “Most people don’t know why there’s a statue of Abraham Lincoln in the centre of Manchester. It’s about Manchester’s industrial past and the battle to ...

That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is frequently invoked by Trump.

With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...

Gen. William T. Sherman‘s infamous “March to the Sea” is covered almost antiseptically in American history texts. Yet, ...

Black History Month starts this weekend, but its origins are more than 100 years old. Here's why it's always celebrated in ...

Abraham Lincoln’s firm resolve during his last days demonstrated his enduring commitment to the common good', A CT historian writes.

People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...

Consider visiting some of these sites to mark Black History Month or keep them in mind to travel to when the weather is ...

The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...