Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

Maine artist Robert Shetterly's “Americans Who Tell the Truth" exhibit at the Albany Institute of History & Art celebrates ...

In the University’s 25th annual commemoration, Reverend William Barber II spoke to a crowded Battell Chapel on politics, ...

The Trump phenomenon would surprise only those who did not study European history . As I wrote in my essay ldquo;On Germany, ...

I don rsquo;t know is an answer . rdquo; This is my favorite quote from Robert Ingersoll and is probably the most honest ...

Life isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. While some days feel like a breeze, other days are chaos. That’s where a little positivity makes all the difference. We’ve curated more than 85 positive ...

Being Black in America is an honor and a privilege. Black people in this country have endured and overcome so much while simultaneously contributing to every aspect of America’s foundation, culture ...

from Olaudah Equiano to Frederick Douglass. Was this because of Milton’s defence of freedom? Slavery was an important part of the afterlife of Paradise Lost. In the 1700s Equiano quotes the poem ...

Schools, museums and communities across the nation are marking Black History Month — a celebration of Black history, culture ...

The week coincided with the birthdays of former President Abraham Lincoln and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass. The idea of an annual Black History Month theme has been around since the ...

Historian and author Carter G. Woodson is remembered as the “Father of Black History.” Read about his education, books, idea ...