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

Library events: Leon County celebrates Black History Month with library events, resources ...

Approximately 90 African Americans have been identified as serving in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. Unlike the American ...

Carole Shelton presented the program "Portraits of African American Women in Missouri" on Feb. 6 during an evening hosted by ...

One of the 10 greatest trees in the world is still holding strong — and with a remarkable tale of strength to pair with it.

More than 800 pre-Civil War-era buildings are still standing, including the African Meeting House, which celebrates its 200th birthday in 2025.

The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

Carter G. Woodson, who started the precursor to Black History Month, wrote of Cincinnati’s Black history before the Civil War ...

From the site of Durham’s Black Wall Street, where Black-owned businesses thrived, to the site of the state’s oldest ...

Hearing about the different diseases that affected soldiers during the Civil War. Learning how women nursed the wounded and sick. As part of the weekend event, Dr. Trevor Steinbach will present the ...

African Americans in Civil War Medicine” traveling exhibition will be held at the Luzerne County Community College Library ...