Historians, faith leaders, politicians and tour guides denounced the federal government’s removal of the display, as the city ...

TEMPLE, Texas — Long before Temple became a hub for railroads, medicine and military families, a former slave named Jeff ...

At a time when Black military history is being rewritten under Trump officials, new book The War Within a War provides a vital reminder ...

While Americans celebrate Juneteenth and Independence Day separately, Jamaicans have a week-long “Emancipendence” celebration every August to commemorate slavery’s abolition in 1834 and national ...

In honor of February as Black History Month, the Henrico Citizen will spotlight (on each weekday during the month) an ...

Spartacus: House of Ashur, Starz's historical drama series, wrapped its freshman season with an intense and action-packed finale titled 'Hail Caesar'.

The Mexican-American War, fought to preserve slavery, helped bring on its destruction in the Civil War and imposed a border ...

Sherry Lynn Blackwell, a Las Vegas-based artist, turned her living room into a makeshift museum of her family history. As ...

Attorney and civil rights activist Michael Coard explains the history of the memorial, the latest in the lawsuit over it, and ...

Historian Richard Bell’s new book traces global upheaval stretching from Philadelphia and London to Freetown and Madras.

On March 27, 1829, a wealthy white planter and businessman named Richard Fordham purchased four enslaved African Americans ...

Among the new books hitting the shelves for Black History Month are two novels about the legacy of Black American soldiers in ...