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

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

Thousands of volunteers work to decode handwritten records from America's past. The National Archives program includes Revolutionary War pension files and Civil War documents.

Thomas Jefferson claimed he came up with a plan for the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans 100 years before the Civil ...

Since returning to office, the Trump administration has stalled thousands of civil rights investigations in education while redirecting federal enforcement toward politically motivated cases.

More than a century ago, a Civil War cannon proudly sat in Greene Square in Cedar Rapids. Today, the park is cannon-less and ...

The LSU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will host Eddie Vaugh, member of the Baton Rouge Civil War Round Table, 2:30 p.m.

By Tracey Howerton Special to NKyTribune Have you ever written a letter to the President of the United States? Dr. Benjamin ...

George Washington was born in the Colony of Virginia on Feb. 22, 1732, and, within his lifetime, his birthday had become a ...

The state forged several firsts in racial equality and equal justice, but state laws now target all things diverse, writes ...

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