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, ...

The Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) and the New Orleans Public Library REACH Center (NOPL) will present “A New Door ...

Discover how Black banking's legacy influences today's economic and racial justice movements, featuring insights from leading scholars on financial activism.

Versions of the era like the early motion ... Was there some corruption during Reconstruction? Yes, there was. And were some of the former slaves and other black legislators involved?

Historians describe the creation of schools and focus on education — for both blacks and whites — in the South during Reconstruction. Eric Foner: Freedom had many meanings to people coming ...

Library events: Leon County celebrates Black History Month with library events, resources ...

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

Leaders of both parties honored 100 Black lawmakers from the Reconstruction era, then turned to modern battles over Confederate heritage.

Donald Trump Black voters were mostly Republicans after the Civil War and Reconstruction because ... Black Republicans to the U.S. Congress during a period that is referred to as the "Great ...