College of Staten Island professor and archivist Dr. James Kaser wrote the study of the Island’s Elliottville.

Several years before the Civil War broke out, William Cooper Nell, a Boston-born abolitionist and journalist, dedicated himself to an unheard-of task.

“Cassius Marcellus Clay: The Life of an Antislavery Slaveholder and the Paradox of American Reform” entertains other possibilities. Its able author, Anne E. Marshall, is a professor of history at ...

The public fury resulting from the U.S. government's enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and the Trump administration's immigration policies today are remarkably similar, writes . "It’s not ...

The U.S. Postal Service held a first-day-of-issue stamp dedication to commemorate the life of Phillis Wheatley at the ...

The official theme for Black History Month 2026 is “A Century of Black History Commemorations”. Established by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), this theme ...

There are so many gorgeous corners of America worth exploring. While I love going on big, exciting trips to lauded ...

Bucks County’s stops on the Railroad played an important part in the runaway slaves’ journey northward to freedom, said ...

Spike Lee's epic historical drama sees Denzel Washington completely disappear into the role of Malcolm X. Based on The ...

Most Americans might not think of New York State first in context of the American Revolution and independence – Boston, ...

In the mid-1800s, before the Civil War, Thomas White fled his enslavement in Maryland for freedom. It was a risky escape, one that involved a horseback ride under the cover of darkness, abolitionists ...