While many enslaved people tried to escape when what's formally known as "chattel slavery" was legal in the United States, ...

The African American Civil War Memorial Museum (AACWM) held its annual Reading of the Names on Nov. 11, honoring more than 200,000 United States Colored Troops. While the event marked a major moment ...

Explore seven powerful Harriet Tubman quotes that reveal her courage, wisdom, and unbreakable spirit. Each quote offers ...

Queen Elizabeth was a military truck driver during World War II, while "Golden Girl" Bea Arthur was a staff sergeant for the ...

There will be an official groundbreaking today for the $4.5 million education center to expand school programs of ...

The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) participated in a public ceremony honoring African American soldiers that fought ...

With these books set in and around each of the 50 states, you can tour the country without ever leaving home Notable books ...

ALBANY — Few walking by at the Albany Rural Cemetery would have known they were in the presence of Civil War heroes. But for decades in Albany, Harriet and Stephen Myers were laid to rest without a ...

As temperatures hovered just above freezing Tuesday morning (Nov. 11), dozens of people filled Veterans Memorial Park next to ...

From its inception the United States has been diverse. In fact, even before the Europeans came to this land it was diverse ...

Republican-led states fund Black history museums for tourism—even as Trump attacks them as “woke.” Is it strategy or hypocrisy?

Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church near 6th and Lombard streets in South Philadelphia, still stands more than ...