Richard Kreitner’s deeply researched book about the Civil War era illuminates the lives of six Jewish Americans and their ...

By the 1850s, the interstate slave trade was booming, and the Whites saw dollar signs whenever they thought of Wood. All they needed was someone to do the dirty work of enslaving her again.

Slaves portrayed working in the Laurion mines. 7th century BC. Credit: Public Domain Slavery in Ancient Greece was acceptable and common, as in most organized societies of the time; yet there were ...

Historians have long debated whether the end of slavery in the United States was primarily driven by moral campaigns or economic changes. But what if both perspectives are looking at only part of the ...

As the United States celebrates its semiquincentennial — Americans launched their rebellion against British rule 250 years ...

Explore the revolutionary act of saving money and building generational wealth by African American ancestors. Discover their ...

The possibility of being kidnapped and sold into slavery was shared by the entire American free Black community, whether ...

Harvard President Alan Garber stated Monday that he would not comply with the Trump administration’s outrageous list of ...

From the founding of the country, the various states of the United States have had rivalries. Of course, we all know these ...

Two days after the Lager Beer Riot, on April 23, 1885, Chicago citizens convened at South Market Hall for a public meeting on ...

By John Hood As the United States celebrates its semiquincentennial — Americans launched their rebellion against British rule 250 years ago this month at Lexington and Concord — I’ve been writing a ...