By Courtney Mussen The fruit of a collaboration between Goodwin House in Baileys Crossroads and the Concerned Citizens ...

Tom Hanks has two Oscars, seven Primetime Emmys, four Golden Globes, two SAG Awards, and the blood of a presidential legend.

We were all taught in school that the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the U.S. to celebrate American independence ...

Two books about the American Civil War’s aftermath focus on the experiences of formerly enslaved people.

The cover of 'Nance: A Girl of Color and Her Lawyer Abraham Lincoln,' a new book by Kevin Orlin Johnson. It details the case ...

The film recounts the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his assassination at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, ...

This land loss points to a much larger national problem: the racial wealth gap. The average Black household today has 15 ...

Abraham Jackson was struck by a train as he headed toward a Pensacola Emancipation Day event. Robin Reshard's new production retells his final hours.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Donald Trump is about to sign an executive order making English the official language of ...

The musical, which is now in previews and has its official opening night on Sunday, was inspired by the three times Lincoln met in ... he could issue the Emancipation Proclamation to destabilize ...

A year before President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, a Washington, D.C. institution took root on humble ground. “Howard University Hospital started in 1862," said hospital ...

ST. LOUIS – In 1861, Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President Abraham Lincoln’s more famous ...