In his book Fear No Pharaoh, Richard Kreitner examines the reactions of six Jewish Americans to slavery and the Civil War.

A new law, buried inside an otherwise obscure piece of federal legislation, permits the Washington, D.C., City Council to establish a commission that will give “reparations” to descendants of enslaved ...

A new law, buried inside an otherwise obscure piece of federal legislation, permits the Washington, D.C., City Council to ...

Inspiration, followed by motivation and a considerable amount of perspiration changed the lives of many former slaves and ...

The "long, lanky" man carrying the American flag on Decoration Day in May 1909 was a familiar sight at patriotic events in ...

How does one "prove" negative effects from slavery and Jim Crow laws from the ... children before moving to Mississippi in the late-1860s. He arrived in the state with only 75 cents to his name ...