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

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

Carter noted the histories of Black conductors in Bloomington — as well as many details of the Underground Railroad as a whole — remain difficult to find, both because the railroad system’s ...

The administration knows that subduing history as it is doing works to keep people of color in this country disunited and at ...

An investigation by the Washington Post found that the NPS webpage about the Underground Railroad, an organized network of secret routes and safe houses during slavery, was altered to minimize the ...

If you thought there were no Black people on Nantucket Island back in the day, other than Frederick Douglass delivering his anti-slavery speeches, you’ll quickly be disabused of that notion. Visit the ...

Washington Black” has no shortage of complex themes for filmmakers and studios with lofty dramatic ambitions and high production value.

If you go into Washington Black completely blind, you’d expect the Hulu new miniseries to be a promising period drama filled ...

The first thing that hits you about Hulu’s new historical drama Washington Black is the enchanting score. Though the 19th-century-set series, all episodes of which debut July 23, centers on heavy ...

Hulu’s “Washington Black” arrives, bringing stunning visuals, fantasy adventure, and a complex conversation around identity.

Based on Esi Edugyan's prizewinning novel, this 19th century-set Hulu miniseries centers on George Washington Black, a young ...