John Ganson died in 1874 and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo. His obituary stated that “He was a War Democrat, ...

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family line, and he takes readers along on the journey.

Cape Girardeau County hosts over 50 Revolutionary War veterans' graves, revealing rich historical insights. A pension file ...

In the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is celebrated every February, I am continuing my tradition of writing columns that focus on the unique experiences, trials, and triumphs of Black ...

Americans have celebrated Black History Month each February. This week, explore the history of Ripon’s early African-American ...

History is full of examples of nations paying out to compensate for slavery. But the money never went to those who suffered ...

"By finding these names, we are releasing them to give back these enslaved people some of their dignity," said Sarah Bader-King, executive director of the John Wornall House Museum.

The whole question of the case, then, is, does the relation of slave-owner and slave which subsisted in Virginia between Mrs. LEMMON and these persons while there, attend upon them while commorant ...

Isaac Twinn is chief of Sawridge First Nation and grand chief of Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council (LSLIRC ... “we have more off reserve than on.” The 2021 Canada Census lists the Sawridge on ...

Foster navigated the Clotilda, now carrying 108 slaves, into the port of Mobile, Alabama under cover of darkness in early 1860. He had it towed up the Mobile River to Twelvemile Island ...

An assignment given to sixth grade social studies students at Nitschmann Middle School asking what they would do in scenarios that involved slavery was “inappropriate” and “completely ...

Accusations of slavery raised the company’s hackles. The firm in question, Jinjiang Group, has denied characterizations of the situation as forced labor and says that a misunderstanding has taken ...