The rules forged during Andrew Johnson’s impeachment would go on to serve as a road map for the Senate trial of President ...

A group of former slaves raised $800 to buy land to create Emancipation Park, a gathering spot to celebrate Juneteenth, the ...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in Maryland around 1818, became one of the most powerful abolitionist voices in ...

People carrying small firearms for personal protection is not a new concept, and in the middle of the 19th century, many ...

Gen. John A. Logan served from Vicksburg to Atlanta, fought for equal rights after the Civil War and established Decoration ...

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How the Founders’ redefinition of what it meant to be a free citizen echoed down the decades.

Commentary: May 18 was the 130th anniversary of the Plessy case, whose sole dissenter was Kentucky native John Marshall ...

As America continues to wrestle with questions of race, history, voting rights, education, economic inequality, and the very meaning of freedom, the story of Black emancipation in Florida feels less ...

Abraham Lincoln reminds us of the true meaning of Memorial Day 2026.

Read about the 19th century portrait of Abraham Lincoln that guided President Theodore Roosevelt and will soon go on public ...