Muscatine Community College, in collaboration with the Alexander Clark Foundation, proudly presents the 2025 Alexander Clark Lecture Series, an annual event celebrating Clark’s enduring legacy of ...

Faye Anderson, a public policy consultant and community historian, was on her way to Independence Hall a couple of weeks ago for her research on Moses Williams, a Black silhouette artist who had been ...

This year’s Alexander Clark Lecture Series features the first public reading of an original play, "Barberman: The Alexander Clark Story." ...

Frederick Douglass was an Eastern Shore native, abolitionist leader, social reformer, and one of the most important leaders of the movement for African American civil rights in the 19th century.

When you think about Black History Month, several figures likely come to mind, with Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass ...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his ...

For Black History Month, a family member of a prominent figure in history was at the Springfield Museum of History.

Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in ...

Officials at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport have announced additions to their list of nonstop flight destinations. Starting in February 2025, Southwest Airlines ...

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

Carter G. Woodson selected this month because it coincides with the birthdays of two key figures in Black history-Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Frederick Douglass (born February 1818 ...