Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...

In celebration of Black History Month 2025, the Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to partner with In This Together NEPA, the Luzerne County Chapter of the NAACP, and the RACEteam to bring ...

Surviving Black Hawk Down tells the true story of what led to the Black Hawk Down Incident, and here's why Americans were in ...

The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum (CSPM) has a black exhibition featuring black figures, including Charles Banks, a Buffalo Soldier.

In the 19th century, the forced bondage and inhumane treatment of Black Americans fiercely divided the United States, North ...

Frances Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional ...

There's a new effort to award the Congressional Gold Medal to 200,000 African Americans who served in the Union Army during ...

Every summer, tourists flocked to Rock Rest, a tidy house tucked away in the woods on the outskirts of Kittery. After ...

He suppressed his disenchantment with religion and, in March 1861, applied to the African Civilization Society, which was ...

A major flash point came when Union soldiers entered Hotel De Afrique and “attacked the defenseless occupants with knives and ...

The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its origins dating back to the first African American congregations in the ...

The Civil War ended in 1865, exactly 160 years ago. While the societal topic of race and the war’s deeply rooted issues still linger in the modern world in new ways, the bloodshed of battles that were ...