The ferry operator pulled his large flatboat to the edge of the Virginia shore of the Ohio River. He watched and listened ...

"Trace/s," the Brooklyn Public Library's newest exhibit, was unveiled last week in Downtown Brooklyn, connecting the legacy ...

Trace/s,” an exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History, highlights the borough’s neglected story of slavery — and the ...

Portraits of enslaved people from the 19th century are unusual. But a Connecticut artist named William H. Townsend decided to ...

The well-loved architectural feature is a staple of the American South, but its roots can be traced to Africa.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit regarding a developer and their plans to build on a former plantation site. The suit claims ...

Junie' author Erin Crosby Eckstine wrote her new book to preserve her family's stories. Here's how it came to life during the ...

The project started years ago. Years before that, the research began. And years likely lie ahead before it’s completed.

Seneca Valley Intermediate High School students received a unique lesson on Black history from a Carnegie Mellon University ...

The relationships between Indigenous tribes and formerly enslaved Black people in the U.S. were complex, shaped by historical ...

History is more than what we learn in textbooks—it’s a living, breathing narrative that continues to shape the present. There ...

A look at slavery through the eyes of a young woman named Harriet, who was sold at auction in 1861 to pay for her white owner's debt.