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 ...

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 ...

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

“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 president issued a proclamation recognizing February 2025 as Black History Month. But one race equity expert has ...

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 ...