In what feels like the dwindling hours of this democracy, I’m painfully aware of the erosion of civil rights gains.

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Discover the inspiring story of Isaac Myers, a pioneering Baltimore caulker and advocate for union rights, who fought for fair wages and equal opportunities for Black workers in the 1800s.

The Maryland National Guard will not participate in the Frederick Douglass parade due to guidance set by the Department of ...

The world premiere musical by Joe DiPietro, Daniel J. Watts and Crystal Monee Hall will feature contemporary music and ...

For four decades, the USA has officially celebrated Black History Month, but efforts to honor African American history in ...

The Yager Museum of Art and Culture announced it will host a variety of activities throughout the end of February. For the second year, the Yager Museum of Art and Culture will work with the Hanford ...

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

Muscatine Community College, in collaboration with the Alexander Clark Foundation, proudly presents the 2025 Alexander Clark Lecture Series, an annual event celebrating Clark’s enduring legacy of ...

Historians have described Frederick Douglass as the most important leader of the movement ... Hashmatullah Alam had a flight ...

When they were being naughty, her brothers would hide the bear from her, or stick it in a drawer with only its toes dangling out, Stephen Brisley remembered. It also participated in tea parties on the ...

Abolitionist Rev. Jermain Loguen called Syracuse's Jerry Rescue of 1851 “earthquake voice through the land” against slavery.