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.

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.

All indications point to the fact that the earliest phase of church construction in Norway was not just a matter of communal ...

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

A look at slavery through the eyes of a young woman named Harriet, who was sold at auction in 1861 to pay for her white owner's debt.

It conferred both national and state citizenship upon birth, thereby protecting the legal status of the newly freed slaves. Eventually, the amendment would be interpreted to apply most provisions ...

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