A rising wave of racist violence in the South prompted President Ulysses S. Grant to legal and military action against the Ku ...

Alleging that Latter-day Saints are neither white nor Christian alleviates some of the tension, and possibly some of the ...

The "Circle of Chains" memorial by Steven Whyte, powerfully honors the enslaved individuals who contributed to the state's ...

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

By contrast, the slave trade in the Muslim world has been even more enduring. Beginning in the 7th century, and continuing right into modern times, the institution has overseen the enslavement of up ...

Liberia is a country that was founded as a place to relocate freed African American slaves in the 19th century, according to the BBC. The relocation served as a solution to the “issue” of African ...

Ball, a free man of color, opened a one-room photo studio in Cincinnati in 1845, but the business soon folded. He honed his ...

Phylicia Rashad has joined the cast as an aristocratic matriarch. In an interview, she, Audra McDonald and Denée Benton ...

English is the official language of the West African country, which was founded in part by freed American slaves.

Trump made the remarks at a White House meeting with the leaders of several African nations. Many Liberians are the ...

The Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University, Sarna has been a force in his ...

A statement made by Cuban content creator Elieser El Bayardo has ignited a storm of reactions on social media by drawing a ...