It wasn't until after the Civil Rights Movement and well into the 1970s and 80s that Black American icons like Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass ... William Lloyd Garrison, (flowing music ...

Building on his earlier classic work, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America, Carwardine observes that the Whigs, ...

The roots of Irish and African solidarity can be traced to colonial times, when enslaved Africans and indentured Irish servants interacted on British-owned estates in North America. While ...

There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy. Understanding their stories and influence helps us to understand the ...

President Donald Trump revived his first-term push to build a memorial sculpture garden with an executive order on Jan. 29. The new action reinstates his orders from July 2020 and January 2021 to ...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his ...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his birthdate. We urge all Americans to consider the ...

The new musical explores the complex friendship between the president and the famed abolitionist. We spoke with co-lyricist ...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his birthdate. We urge all Americans to consider the ideas, life and legacy of ...