In encampments like Fort Monroe, Union forces in the Civil War were joined by thousands of African-Americans seeking liberty ...

Stacker sifted through news articles and historical documents to commemorate the legacies of 10 Black suffragists often left ...

I am not ready to give up yet. I have a faint hope that our nation can wean off of this addiction to the bullet. It is killing our citizens at a stunning rate, and now, it is killing the idea of the ...

MUSKEGON, MI - Muskegon officials voted to denounce racial profiling in law and immigration enforcement during the Muskegon City Commission meeting on Tuesday.

The contest, created as part of USPS's commemoration of its 250th anniversary this year and the nation's semiquincentennial ...

Dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new statue of President Abraham Lincoln outside the African American Civil ...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 million enslaved in the ...

The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation can help us predict how the Supreme Court will likely rule on birthright ...

September 22 has been a date marked by pivotal events that have shaped the course of history across the globe.

There are 100 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all enslaved people in Confederate ...