A former slave who commandeered a Confederate warship and sailed his family to freedom, is one of the greatest American ...

Sen. Tim Kaine (D) has reintroduced legislation to remove the reference to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at Arlington House. The legislation would rename Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial ...

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine on Wednesday introduced a bill to redesignate the site known as "Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee ...

The historic Arlington House could become a national historic site and drop "Robert E. Lee" from its name.

The story of Robert Smalls stands as a powerful reminder that Black history is not a side note to the American story but is central to it.

By the 1920s, “race films,” movies starring largely Black casts, marketed to Black audiences and often produced by ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the federal holiday honoring slain Civil Rights leader. Two U.S. states, including Mississippi, also honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the same day. Several states ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Monday, Jan. 19, Americans honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr,, a civil rights icon who devoted his life to ...

For academics, historians and activists, the past year has been tumultuous in advocating the teaching of Black history in the ...

Juneteenth helped usher in the first generation of Black Americans who, like Woodson, was born free. “First Freedom: The ...

Explore the best of fantasy and sci-fi in deep, geeky detail, with analysis of the worlds of Lord of the Rings, Game of ...