In 1828, gold was found in the Appalacian Mountains of Georgia on land that belonged to the Cherokee Nation. As word of the ...

Israel How Browne, also known as Israel Howe Browne, lived at 71 Concord St. He was known to allow escaped slaves to sleep in ...

Trace/s,” an exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History, highlights the borough’s neglected story of slavery — and the ...

While historical tensions have been acknowledged, a shared solidarity and activism highlighted the relationship between ...

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

A 90-minute walking tour details the city’s role in promoting slavery throughout the South and the driving force of faith to survive and triumph over it.

In the century before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and decades before Jack Johnson became the first African American heavyweight boxing champion, a Black man named ...

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

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

Throughout the 19th century, New Orleans was the nation’s premiere destination for opera performances, with Italian composers like Vincenzo Bellini and Gioachino Rossini staging their American ...

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