At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...

The cotton boom created a demand for labor to work on cotton farms, which cotton growers met by purchasing slaves. According to census records, the number of slaves in America went from 894,452 in ...

One common condition required the enslaved person to live with their master until the master's death—meaning they only truly ...

Celebrating Black History Month, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, Joe Nuxhall Way, ...

This Black History Month, the Banner is teaming up with WriteBoston’s Teens In Print program, highlighting young voices of color. Each week, we will feature the work of three new students, who will ...

Writer Nat Dyer on how David Ricardo's abstract models pushed economics into fantasy — and we all paid the price ...

Over the next four weeks, the D.C. area comes alive with events highlighting contributions made by the Black community, ...

Fifty-five years of living in the Southeast during which we enjoyed lots of travel resulted in visiting most of the National ...

This Black History Month, visitors at Culture Lab LIC can learn about the people behind the names borne by many Queens ...

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. At this time, scholar Carter G. Woodson founded what today is called the ...

What comes to mind when you think of the city of Savannah? Is it the beautifully laid out squares that dot the city? Or ...

The research findings from these courses were published on a website this November, along with videos, interactive maps ... s student body by the mid-1800s. “Slavery became part of the DNA ...