African-American social reformer, abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass was the country's most famous Black man of the ...

In the first episode on Frederick Douglass, we explored his escape from enslavement and the beginnings of his career. Now, we pick up with him as the Civil War brews, at the time of John Brown's Raid ...

Born enslaved in 1818, by the time of the Civil War Frederick Douglass was famous around the United States and Europe for his work in the abolition movement. So how did this famous orator learn his ...

Nantucket is home to more than 800 pre-Civil War era buildings, one of which marks an important milestone in 2025.

For Black History Month, a family member of a prominent figure in history was at the Springfield Museum of History.

Benjamin Quarles, a celebrated historian at Morgan State University, faced an uphill battle to chronicle the Black experience ...

Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

WCET-TV and WPTD-TV to broadcast the one-hour film showing Greater Cincinnati at "the center for the development of American ...

Consider visiting some of these sites to mark Black History Month or keep them in mind to travel to when the weather is ...

There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy ...

The Fourteenth Amendment was the product of a democratic revolutionary change that sought to put the Constitution on a ...

More than 800 pre-Civil War-era buildings are still standing, including the African Meeting House, which celebrates its 200th birthday in 2025.