Trace/s,” an exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History, highlights the borough’s neglected story of slavery — and the Black genealogists helping to unearth it.

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.

Marqu – or Margru – was one of the three young girls who were aboard the Amistad. In her portrait, she gently smiles – a glint of a personality that’s persevered despite the trauma of the voyage and ...

"Having the wrong Education as a start in his race career, the negro has become his own worst enemy. Most of the trouble I have had in advancing the cause of the race has come from the negros. Booker ...

Historic Williamsburg in Virginia is the place to see history come alive. There are so many great things to do in Greater Williamsburg with kids including Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement ...