"I just believe the presence of my ancestors is with us," Wanda Tucker said. HAMPTON, Va. -- They danced to the beat of drums and sang time-honored spirituals originating from plantations, where ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Researchers believe they found the grave of a man who could be considered the first black male slave freed by Abraham Lincoln, tracking his final resting place to the cemetery of a ...

click image for close-up American illustrator Howard Pyle, illustrator of many historical and adventure stories for periodicals, created this depiction of a slave auction in New Amsterdam (later to be ...

PEKIN, Illinois — A Black woman who was born a slave, Nance Legins-Costley and her extraordinary story didn’t make it into the history books. The longtime Pekin resident’s freedom was the subject of a ...

My grandfather was born enslaved on a plantation in Jones County, N.C. As a young man, he broke out of bondage. It was the summer of 1863 and the Civil War was drawing to its climax. Edward George ...

Joann Bagnerise couldn't bring herself to visit George Washington's home at Mount Vernon, driving by without stopping, thinking too much about the hundreds of slaves who had labored in the mansion and ...

NORFOLK, Va. — For Black History Month, we're highlighting important people and moments from throughout African American history. Today we are remembering a once enslaved man from Norfolk who stood ...

That King Charles descends from rulers who waged wars, built empires, and extracted wealth from colonies has long been part of the historical record. But according to new archival research published ...