"The Trump administration is gambling that the court won't be an effective firewall, and the administration has decent odds ...

Their history is Brooklyn’s history, spanning from the borough’s era as a slaveholding capital in New York and through the end of the Civil War. Narratives of the Black families who harbored fugitives ...

TAKE a walk in the Dean Cemetery on the west side of Edinburgh and you will find a memorial that is emblazoned with the distinctive battle flag ...

Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

Approximately 90 African Americans have been identified as serving in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. Unlike the American ...

In the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is celebrated every February, I am continuing my tradition of writing columns that focus on the unique experiences, trials, and triumphs of Black ...

While her activities as a Civil War spy are less well known, her devotion to America and its promise of freedom endured ...

Robert Donaldson was born Oct. 13, 1828, in Perry County, Ohio. He was the son of Thomas Donaldson and Nancy Saffer Donaldson. Both natives of Virginia, Thomas and Nancy immigrated to Ohio in 1823 ...

The history of McLeod County is filled with a cast of notable characters – some exemplary, some not. For the most part, some of the most recognizable names come from the formative years of ...

The USS Constellation is a well-known Civil War ship, the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy.

A Fort Branch man is starting an effort to recognized Union soldiers who trained at the Gibson County Fairgrounds. Mark Fehrenbacher is raising money to place a ...

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.