The photo of an escaped enslaved person with scars covering his back has been one of the most influential images in American ...

“Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s renewed call for a ‘peaceful national divorce’ underscores a growing belief ...

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

When the remains of prehistoric creatures were discovered in Europe and the United States, it opened up a vociferous debate ...

Best-selling author Eric Larson adeptly wove humorous anecdotes from his life into explaining how he created his historical ...

On Sept. 13, the U.S. recognizes Uncle Sam Day to commemorate Sam Wilson, the man behind the iconic image and fascinating ...

The Georgia congresswoman revived a proposal she’s previously made in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing. Experts in ...

In “Born Equal,” Akhil Reed Amar paints a sprawling portrait of 19th-century America in thrall to its founding moment.

The Mississippi Museum of Art now owns the only two known portraits of enslaved Mississippians that were painted before the ...

A historic Black farm in Horry County is set to undergo leadership changes as South Carolina State University takes over.

Special to The OBSERVER - UC Davis students have uncovered a previously unknown history of Black families in Yolo County, California, and have created educational resources to share this history with ...