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

When I was a young child, many decades ago, I would visit my nana here in Concord. She was a gifted seamstress who was always ...

President Woodrow Wilson took steps to resegregate the federal workplace and erode the Black civil service even as he called on Black men to enlist during World War I. In the midst of despair ...

The push for universal public education across the United States began in the midst of the Civil War — on the Union-occupied ...

The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...

Because federal troops had been stationed in Austin after the Civil War, many formerly enslaved Black Americans found a safe place to raise their families in Austin.

In the American Civil war there were units on both sides which had uniforms heavily influenced by their individual heritage, fashion crazes or special requirements.

The newest historic marker has been unveiled at the MacArthur Military Museum in Little Rock on Saturday. The marker ...

The civil rights leader led a march through Howard Beach, Queens, after a white mob beat three Black men. Attorney Ben Crump speaks at a press conference outside the federal courthouse on July ...

Evelyn Seabrook was able to buy a home even though she had only a high school diploma. Glenn Flood worked his way up the career ladder to become a public affairs officer for former Defense ...

Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions ... Where: 140 Lower Woodville Road, Natchez. Why: The Civil War halted construction on what would have been one the most glamourous ...