The oystermen knew Sandy Ground was a safe haven for them to have the freedom to work, learn and worship where it would not ...

Discover the Gregory School in Freedmen’s Town, a historic site and first African-American public school. Open for free ...

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...

The legacies of Black women continue to be celebrated in named and traditional memorials, by generations of memorializers and ...

Their history is Brooklyn’s history, spanning from the borough’s era as a slaveholding capital in New York and through the ...

In Arkansas, between 1868 and 1893, at least 87 Black men were elected to and served in the Arkansas General Assembly.

Athens native Michael Thurmond shares the anti-slavery feelings of Georgia's founder, General James Oglethorpe.

Across the region, many events have been organized to honor Black History Month in February 2025. Find a way to celebrate ...

There can be much debate on whether a site was part of the Underground Railroad. Hudson Valley has its share of sites, ...

The Black Theatre Troupe's production of THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS RICHARD III is a triumph: a vital and illuminating ...

The exhibit includes 135 handmade antique dolls — some that were made by enslaved people — and about 60 period photographs ...