The Great Abolitionist” by Stephen Puleo is a richly sourced, informative and eminently readable biography of 19th century ...

Recently, a Texas lawmaker introduced legislation to replace Ben Franklin’s name and likeness on the $100 with President ...

The National Park Service edited a page on its website that describes the Underground Railroad to reduce the emphasis on ...

A church in a historic New Jersey town was being restored for a theater company's use. Contractors found a letter from 1891 ...

A Washington Post review of websites operated by the National Park Service found that edits on dozens of pages since ...

A US Senator wants to replace Andrew Jackson, who kept scores of slaves at his Tennessee plantation, on the front of the $20 ...

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and Agnes Kemp, who fought for equality, left marks on Harrisburg that are still visible today.

New research shows that when the whaling industry in the US produced more products, the proportion of slaves also declined in ...

But one item went a little farther back: a snippet of a receipt that may have been hand-written and signed by a prominent Civil War veteran, abolitionist, Underground Railroad facilitator and pastor.

A prolific writer and speaker, Howe championed various social causes, including women's suffrage and world peace.

Here comes our second Spring books round-up series, where we present a wide range of titles; a historical reinvigoration from a well-known eighth season "RuPaul's Drag Race" winner, as well as a super ...

Before Salmon P. Chase was Secretary of the Treasury and Supreme Court chief justice, he was a Cincinnati attorney defending fugitive slave cases.