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

PHILATELISTSIt all started in the early 19th century, when the postal system was, frankly, a bit of a mess. Back then, ...

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

What two bills would do: Assembly Bill 62 is a proposal to help victims of racially motivated eminent domain receive compensation, and Senate Bill 437 tasks the California State University system with ...

There are countless examples of the ways that Black creativity in America has literally changed the world — from jazz, rock, ...

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

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball ...

When J D Harris (1833–84) began studying medicine in 1863, there were few African American doctors whose paths he could follow. The first university-trained African American physician, James McCune ...

More and more projects across Kentucky are uncovering Black history through historical documents, then putting them online ...

Valentine's cards and gifts have their roots in English traditions — but Americans have long embraced them for romantic partners and other loved ones.

a musicologist who researches 19th century music in the United States with a focus on the South. Dédé’s talents grew as the country pitched toward the Civil War and the rights of free Black ...