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

Affluent liberals' purported compassion bears a striking resemblance to self-interest. In fact, like their 19th-century ...

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

The joys and struggles of the bygone days of the Westside’s Japanese plantation workers are celebrated with a new five-song ...

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

Pennsylvania journalist Charles B. Fancher was born six years after his great-grandfather died and didn’t know much about his ancestor until a few years ago. While visiting his “decorous” 92-year-old ...

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

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

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.

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