American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

More and more projects across Kentucky are uncovering Black history through historical documents, then putting them online for all of us to see and understand.

At the corner of Charles Street and Ferry Avenue in Camden, a New Jersey pastor has made it his mission to honor the Black ...

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

In December 1944, American soldiers serving in the Ardennes region of Belgium were suddenly struck by an overwhelmingly horde ...

"The Buffalo Soldiers hold a special place in our history, leading and serving despite racism," said Rockland Legislator Toney Earl.

A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...

The private cemetery is the final resting place for eight Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. "They were men who were colored troops who couldn't be buried in White ...

Newmark said Abbott followed his friend and mentor — fellow Black Civil War Dr. Alexander Augusta ... probably the first Black soldiers for sure, to attend a White House reception," Newmark ...

Dempsey Daniel Butler arrived in Camden, New Jersey, in the 1840s. An abolitionist and ardent supporter of the Underground Railroad, Butler opened a general store in the city. Through his business ...