The African-American Churches Historic District, once known as “The Black Wall Street of Temple,” preserves a powerful legacy ...

Wikimedia Commons The 1865 Freedmen’s Town Settlement at Buffalo Bayou Freedmen’s Town began in 1865 after slaves in Texas ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom embarked Tuesday on a two-day swing through rural South Carolina as the high-profile Democrat seeks to position himself as a leader for a party in rebuilding mode while ...

Fred Barrett, a descendant of Harrison Barrett, said the use of the name Barrett Station is reminiscent of a "discriminatory ...

Nothing new about that. Austin is studded with scores of old rural cemeteries, some associated with churches, others with ...

The Texas Historical Commission took over the site two years ago, so even if you’ve been to the house before they invite you ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday.

Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas — and ...

Former President Joe Biden celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday at a historic Black church in Texas, calling for Americans to come together to push the country forward.

Texas’ whitewashing of slavery in the school curriculum is a disservice to future generations Maybe our nation’s original sin was the sin of omission.

The failure of Texas residents to know the truth of slavery within its borders weakens its foundation.