Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America ...

This month marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, where minutemen fought British soldiers who ...

With nothing planned at Locust Hill African Cemetery for the 160th anniversary of the end to the Civil War, not that such a ...

As the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the War for Independence, the contributions of Black patriots are at risk ...

Meet 21 civil rights activists—past and present—whose bold leadership reshaped history and continues to inspire justice ...

The Militia Act, passed by Congress in 1862, allowed free Black men and formerly enslaved ... the National Archives and the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, D.C. Once the research ...

The American semiquincentennial begins now, marking the 250th anniversary of this country’s founding. Like the bicentennial ...

Union Heights, a historic Black settlement community in North Charleston, SC, has been poised for transformative ...

Agencies are scrambling to comply with President Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion.

When the National Park Service rewrote the Underground Railroad's story, it pulled Cincinnati's Freedom Center into Trump's ...

“So much of the African American story ... state ports. Many people think the 54th Massachusetts was the first Black regiment to fight for the Union in the Civil War, Allen says.

The decision means South Sudanese could be returned to a nation again on the brink of civil war or unable to seek the U.S. as a haven. Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black ...