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 ...

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

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

Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

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

One of the 10 greatest trees in the world is still holding strong — and with a remarkable tale of strength to pair with it.

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 ...

The Fourteenth Amendment was the product of a democratic revolutionary change that sought to put the Constitution on a ...

More and more projects across Kentucky are uncovering Black history through historical documents, then putting them online ...