A Massachusetts city was once home to a famous abolitionist who picked Valentine's Day to celebrate his birth. Frederick Douglass is now forever enshrined in the New Bedford neighborhood where he once ...

With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...

The final twist to the story is that, thanks to an act of grace and courage by a modern lawyer, Jack McGee, the home site of ...

“The ‘Free as One’ exhibit is proof of how and what really occurred,” says Justina Barrett from HSP’s Chief Learning and ...

Feb. 22, the Montclair Public Library invites the public to a free screening of the three-part NJ PBS documentary series “The Price of Silence,” which delves into the history and impact of slavery in ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...

The original purpose of the Library of Congress was to provide unbiased research to members of Congress. Each year, the ...

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

The Daily Reporter will feature our “Neighbors” regularly, whether it be someone with an interesting hobby or profession, or a nonprofit group making a difference in our community. Here, Indianapolis ...

Each February, the African American legacy that shaped America is honored during Black History Month. Here are some places to ...

along with papers of the founders of the Southern Negro Youth Congress. Free; registration required: Contact Songhay Thomas ...

Trump forgets the lesson of Moms for Liberty and orders schools to replace education with right-wing propaganda ...