The slaves had come to San Bernardino in 1852 with their owner, Robert Smith, part of the Mormon founding of the community.

A national campaign is underway to permanently protect one of the Civil War’s most pivotal battlefields — the site of the ...

Plant your feet anywhere in Charleston's historic district and know that the city would not be what it is today without the ...

Officials said they're building a new Visitor Center, but they'll need the community's help in raising enough money to build ...

For historian Charles Perkins, Waco and McLennan County’s 11 post-Civil War freedom colonies, and the 28 churches that grew ...

Steven Spielberg has one of the greatest careers in Hollywood, but Lincoln is without a doubt his greatest achievement.

HBO's "The Gilded Age" has explored what it was like for wealthy Black Americans in the late 1800s in New York City.

Jerome Palmer of Hinkletown, who drew undiscovered sketches during the Civil War, enlisted in the Iowa Infantry to fight on behalf of the Union.

Petersburg National Battlefield is located in South-central Virginia. The park offers driving tours of the siege and bat ...

Ad Policy Donald Trump speaks at his victory rally on January 19, 2025, in Washington, DC, one day before being sworn back ...

In 1850, a number of free Black abolitionists began settling in the territorial city of St. Paul and helped with the freedom ...

It turns out that some of the historical facts you've held onto might be myths. Even today, U.S. classrooms sometimes ...