In Arkansas, between 1868 and 1893, at least 87 Black men were elected to and served in the Arkansas General Assembly.

Discover the Gregory School in Freedmen’s Town, a historic site and first African-American public school. Open for free ...

In the debates over the 14th Amendment in 1866, Sen. John Conness argued convincingly that "children of all parentage ...

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.

Seneca Valley Intermediate High School students received a unique lesson on Black history from a Carnegie Mellon University ...

Centuries of cultural exchange have made this Moroccan city a haven for lovers of food, music and design. Let its winds blow ...

The oystermen knew Sandy Ground was a safe haven for them to have the freedom to work, learn and worship where it would not ...

The famous biblical book alludes to God only once. Historically, though, most interpreters have argued the poem’s about love ...

A Sewanee woman and her daughter found themselves sitting on their hands at a Christie's auction in New York City in January, ...

After 225 years, the historic Mifflin Farm in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, will open its doors to the public, offering a ...

With the largest indigenous population in South America and some of its most spectacular mountainous landscapes, Bolivia is a ...