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 ...

The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its ...

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 ...

The recently declared war on egalitarianism in the Federal government is yet another reminder that there is little new under ...

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

On June 19, 1864, the Union sloop-of-war USS Kearsarge laid in wait outside the French port of Cherbourg for the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama. The Confederate warship had wreaked havoc ...

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

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen’s service in World War II is inspiring ... previously all-White, for the first time included African Americans. Equity: Black airmen, like Whites, were judged ...

An unguarded, black chain-link fence erected in B.C. along the U.S.-Canada ... place during the COVID-19 pandemic when the borders were officially closed. War of 1812 treaty In 1814, Britain and the U ...

It’s tempting to overcompensate for the absence of Black history by teaching only perfect, pristine, and pure histories.

“The Associated Press continues to ignore the lawful geographic name change of the Gulf of America,” wrote White House deputy ... to be a pure ideological war—with brutal consequences.