That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is frequently invoked by Trump.

Andrew Johnson offered several exemptions to his general amnesty after the Civil War.

With all the tumult surrounding the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, there is once again an uptick in talk ...

The South Haven Historical Association will hold a presentation Tuesday on the role Southwest Michigan played helping slaves ...

After President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the meaning of the 14th Amendment to end “birthright ...

More and more projects across Kentucky are uncovering Black history through historical documents, then putting them online ...

A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...

Tucked amidst the towering structures of Cleveland’s University Circle, an old brick house stands as a testament to the ...

The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight ...

Said was born Mohammed Ali ben Said around 1836 in Kuka (now called Kukawa) to a Kanuri father and a Mandara-Margi mother. He ...

When the Civil War started in the spring of 1861, Tubman put aside her fight against slavery to conduct combat as a soldier and spy for the United States Army. She offered her services to a powerful ...