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

Abraham Lincoln’s firm resolve during his last days demonstrated his enduring commitment to the common good', A CT historian writes.

One summer evening in 1829, after returning to New York City from a voyage to Cuba as a cabin boy, Henry Highland Garnet — then just 13 — learned his family home had been deserted and its ...

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

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 ...

The Feb. 12 performance will include material from his most recent album, which addresses a lifelong medical issue.

This year in State College, Mayor Ezra Nanes issued a proclamation honoring the struggles and accomplishments of African Americans. Borough Council President Evan Myers read a supportive statement ...

Now, in celebration of its 150th anniversary, jazz legend Wynton Marsalis journeyed to Chautauqua to perform "All Rise," his massive symphonic work ... You know, you have Frederick Douglass who's ...

Torrey and his wife, Joanna, have a daughter and three ... he established a Maryland Chapter of the Frederick Douglass Foundation, a conservative organization focused on addressing community ...

The famous saying “the world is your oyster” was originally written by Shakespeare in 1602 to be spoken as “the world’s mine oyster” by one of his swash-buckling characters in his comedy The Merry ...

Descendant of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington visits Springfield The youngest Trump doesn’t spend much time on ...