An overland journey north was an impractical choice for many who sought to escape slavery. Some fugitives took to the sea.

The National Book Award-winning author shows young readers a humane political philosophy that many adults still fail to ...

Please try to remember that what they believe, as well as what they do and cause you to endure does not testify to your ...

I n the rural-poor county of Coosa at the heart of Alabama is the small Peace and Goodwill Cemetery. The burial ground lies outside the backroads town of Rockford, which at the la ...

George E. Johnson built Afro Sheen, backed Soul Train, and launched the first Black-owned company on the American Stock ...

From the Civil War to the building changing hands to a wedding venue and resort, here's the full history of what was the ...

The North Fork Project’s mission is to uncover the names and learn about the lives of the enslaved Africans who were brought to Long Island. So far, the group of four has identified about 450 enslaved ...