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

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

For instance, Abraham Lincoln learned from a man, Edwin Stanton, who treated him poorly; that's harder to imagine today, ...

Lincoln was a crony capitalist on economic policy, advocating protectionist tariffs, corporate welfare for railroad ...

Sharpton challenged students to rethink the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion policies in righting historical ...

The birthday of Abraham Lincoln ... is when he signed the Emancipation Proclamation. “The document freed enslaved people in the Confederate states but did not address the legality of slavery ...

With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...

Here's what Frederick Douglass said during a visit to Elmira, which drew people from everywhere within a hundred miles.

For 85 years, the NAACP local chapter has promoted Black history and culture and strives to educate SD on thoughtful advocacy ...

The symphony's special Valentine’s Day program uplifts the work of Herman Whitfield III, a young Black composer who died in ...

There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy ...

Ever since Donald Trump was sworn in as president, it’s felt as though every day has brought a fresh assertion of presidential power — often at Congress’s expense. It began on the first day with a ...