Edmonia G. Highgate lived only 26 years, but she lived long enough to have a remarkable impact on the education of Black ...

Leader’s yearlong examination of Lexington’s 250 years of history examines the story of Charlotte Dupuy, who sought her freedom from Henry Clay.

Soon unelected co-President Musk may “own” us all as he buys elections with his “free speech” (money is speech per Citizens United). After his ...

Born under the shackles of slavery, Harriet Tubman refused to accept a life where she wasn't free. Even after escaping, she ...

Henry “Box” Brown’s idea to ship his way to freedom might have been the most successful disappearing act of all time.

The new slavery is a shameful mark on our country’s pretenses to respect for human rights and the dignity of every human ...

It is also where he issued, on Jan. 16, 1865, his legendary Field Orders, No. 15, the first attempt to provide a form of reparation to newly freed slaves. Four days before, Sherman and Secretary ...

The High Point Museum and the Historic Jamestown Society have joined together to host a program about the free people of ...