Francis Ernest Dumas was a wealthy soldier who became the highest ranking Black combat officer during the Civil War.

War-torn South Sudan is a country the State Department advises against travel to due to “crime, kidnapping, and armed ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

Students spent a week touring Underground Railroad sites in Camden and Lawnside and taking photographs to learn about the ...

Biden removed the names of Confederate generals from nine Army installations. Trump has restored those Confederate names, but ...

Discover some of the architecture and history of Cleveland's Black churches, many of which congregations are trying to ...

Sharing Rhode Island’s Untold History at the Newport Public Library We’re incredibly fortunate to have the Newport Public ...

Juneteenth is a celebration for all Americans because it marks a pivotal moment in the United States’ journey toward living ...

Explore the NMAAHC's Civil Rights exhibit and the impact of Trump's executive order on cultural institutions and the preservation of Black history.

At 85, Fred Minus has turned his passion for history into an educational mission, performing reenactments of Union soldiers and giving lectures about the Black men, young and old, who served in the ...

New York Times journalist Kevin Sack says there was a “Charleston before 2015 and a Charleston after 2015″ in a discussion ...

Tubman's 1863 raid, which destroyed seven plantations along the Combahee River in South Carolina and freed 756 enslaved ...