On April 14, 1775, the first slavery abolition society in North America -- the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes ...

Richard Kreitner's 'Fear No Pharaoh" unpacks the myths surrounding Jews and slavery in and around the Civil War and its ...

“He was crucified for us!” an elderly African American from York, Pennsylvania, told a newspaper that Easter weekend.

Emancipation Day marks the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia on April 16, 1862. More than 3,000 enslaved ...

Martha S. Jones honored Jonathan Ocko's legacy with a lecture on legal history, exploring her family's defiance of racial ...

Georgia's Fort Benning, formerly Fort Moore, is holding a ceremony to rename the military base. Here are bios of the people behind the names - including the two Bennings.

Ashley became the driving force for the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, legally ending slavery forever. [Jerry Klinger] ...

Those involved in unleashed political fighting today should learn from this end-of-war, Easter season moment from York history.

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