One hundred and sixty-five years ago — and about three years before the start of the Civil War — a pair of small Ohio towns were center stage in the abolitionist movement. In September 1858, an ...
After the Civil War, the federal government’s pledge of 40 acres and a mule to the formerly enslaved has been known as a broken promise. But a new report reveals that not only did the government grant ...
Juneteenth is a very significant holiday for Black people. Observed every June 19, it marks the day in 1865 when Union troops landed in Galveston, Texas, to free the last enslaved Black Americans.
Descendants of people enslaved by St. Louis University say they cannot participate in formal apology
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis University was set to apologize for enslaving people. Hours before the ceremony, a group of descendants of Black people the school enslaved backed out, citing concerns that the ...
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