Thousands of volunteers work to decode handwritten records from America's past. The National Archives program includes Revolutionary War pension files and Civil War documents.

Thomas Jefferson claimed he came up with a plan for the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans 100 years before the Civil ...

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the early modern history and history of the United States of ...

The IWA created a book called "Freedom is Beautiful." It's a book that depicts African American Iowans who migrated to the state during the Civil War era. With help from the University of Iowa ...

J.R. Clifford was many things, an activist, an educator, a journalist, a veteran and the first African-American lawyer in the ...

The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its ...

The family-friendly event will feature historical presentations, a Civil War reenactment camp, and guided mansion tours with ...

Historic landmarks within the capital city help demonstrate Black History’s impact in Mississippi. The Two Mississippi ...

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

One of the best ways to connect with Rhode Island’s Black history is by visiting the final resting place of so many free and ...

But it is a very real place and the site of a major historical event—a disastrous Civil War battle still remembered as one of the most significant routs in American history. Is there any insight ...

The 27-year-old was arrested late Saturday after allegedly firing 17 times into the victims’ car, injuring both the driver ...