Two notable Freedmen Conventions took place in North Carolina in 1865 and 1866, where scores of black men gathered at the ...

Willett Hancock, curator of exhibitions at the Matheson History Museum, whose senior capstone at UF focused on Union Academy, said the school’s success after the Freedmen’s Bureau left, was a sign of ...

A 90-minute walking tour details the city’s role in promoting slavery throughout the South and the driving force of faith to survive and triumph over it.

In this captivating group portrait, biographer Leamer (Capote’s Women) spotlights the “artistic muses who helped turn a ...

During Black History Month, it is important to look at how far the education system for Black people has come. When slavery ...

The Soldier's Body Recovered in Yard is believed to be the last confederate lost in battle. This is about the recovery of Lt.

President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is ...

That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

The public is invited to a free showing of the award-winning Civil War movie “Glory” on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. at the ...

According to the Historic Huntsville Foundation, many of Huntsville's builders were Black workers and entrepreneurs who found ...

The Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, had fallen into Union hands on April 2, 1865. Robert E. Lee and the Army of ...

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...