Each state honors two notable people in their history by donating statues to the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed replacing the bronze ...

NEW KENT — Nearly two-and-a-half centuries after providing critical intelligence that helped the United States clinch victory ...

The two men developed such a close bond that the former slave took the Lafayette surname when he became free. Many historians have associated the surname Armistead with James Lafayette ...

Works to restore the UK's oldest anti-slavery memorial have been completed.The memorial arch in Stroud, Gloucestershire, was built in 1834 to commemorate the abolition of slavery in the British Empire ...

A local court and Taylor's son denied the inheritance. The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the former slaves, but they never received the land or its monetary equivalent. One ...

What started as a noble quest for equality has become incredibly ugly and is now inflicting real harm on vital institutions.

CNN has reached out to the Treasury Department for comment on the bill. Part of the push is to honor Tubman, a former slave who used the Underground Railroad to lead enslaved people north to freedom.

Thousands of Muslims gathered in a Birmingham park to celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid. It was the first time in three years the event, in Small Heath Park on Sunday, had been held ...