History is more than what we learn in textbooks—it’s a living, breathing narrative that continues to shape the present. There are stories buried beneath the surface, pieces of history that challenge ...

A discussion of the development of civil rights law in the US through the enactment of key legislation and formation of the ...

Regina Fitzpatrick, New Jersey State Library genealogy librarian, will host an open discussion on slavery laws in 1800s New Jersey at 6 p.m. next Monday, Feb. 10 ...

In recognition of Black History Month, Mansfield/ (MRCPL announces the Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality exhibit on ...

When you think about slavery in the United States you probably think about it happening in the deep south in the 1800’s and causing the Civil War. However, slavery was ...

Inside the B&O Railroad Museum, you'll find centuries' worth of railroad history. Much of it is also Black history.

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

Portraits of enslaved people from the 19th century are unusual. But a Connecticut artist named William H. Townsend decided to ...

Olufemi Farouk is a tour guide at the Mobee Slave Relics Museum in Badagri, Nigeria. 1010 WINS spoke with him about the ...

The president freely deploys phrases from the history books, but many scholars warn he misrepresents the country’s past.

"When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice. The Bible tells us: 'How good and pleasant it is ...

No other president, Republican or Democrat, has ever used a Black History Month proclamation for such crass self-promotion.” ...