When J D Harris (1833–84) began studying medicine in 1863, there were few African American doctors whose paths he could follow. The first university-trained African American physician, James McCune ...

Before long, the hotel and other buildings will be gone. In rural explorer vernacular, Whatley is what is referred to as a ...

"Brownie's Victory Garden" is a propaganda cartoon created to promote the idea of victory gardens during World War II, particularly targeting children. The film presents a whimsical portrayal of how ...

Follow in the footsteps of the Buffalo Soldiers, who guarded parks and created trails in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Hawai’i ...

Stacker used Census data and other sources to explore the history of Black Wall Streets and their legacy in present-day Black ...

Blackburn testified that he knew of families in his neighborhood that were kicked out of their churches in front of entire congregations because of their political affiliations.

Part of the Janette Rosing Collection of England, the artwork consists of some of the earliest landscape photography from mid ...