Black History Month began in 1926 as ‘Negro History Week’, founded by historian Carter G. Woodson to highlight the overlooked contributions of Black Americans. The second week of February was chosen ...

Abraham Lincoln's wife was long attacked for everything from her spending to her lack of emotional restraint. But with two ...

Abraham Lincoln's wife was long attacked for everything from her spending to her lack of emotional restraint. But with two ...

In the early 1960s, when I was a little boy, the Ku Klux Klan attacked my family by burning a cross in front of our house, ...

Black History Month is celebrated annually in the United States during the month of February as a time to recognize and honor ...

This year in State College, Mayor Ezra Nanes issued a proclamation honoring the struggles and accomplishments of African ...

Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

Feb. 27 — In 1869, John Willis Menard rose from his seat in the chamber of the U.S. Congress to defend his status as the ...

Can we learn from the past? We must. Immediately after the Civil War, radical Republicans collaborated with President Abraham Lincoln to assist the newly freed slaves with a program called ...

Gavin Newsom can create a meaningful legacy during his final years in office by developing a roadmap for substantive climate ...

“The first time I saw Abraham Lincoln ... According to the 1960 book Colonel Elmer Ellsworth: A Biography of Lincoln's Friend and First Hero of the Civil War by Ruth Painter Randall, Lincoln ...