On April 9, 1865, the long and bloody American Civil War finally came to an end. It had already been two years since President Abraham Lincoln issued …
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Sundown Towns: 'Hiding' Racism Right in the Open
Plus learn about what the black codes were, how the 'Green Book' was a lifeline for black travelers and more truths about America's history.
Growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s, the author and playwright Calvin Alexander Ramsey never really questioned why his family, like all other black …
At a certain time in American history, if you happened to be of a certain racial heritage — that is to say, not white — it was probably best not to …
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a group of scientists and historians is on the verge of unearthing a chunk of the city's past that long has been buried, and one …
It's been said that history is often written by the victors, but in the case of the Civil War, the saying might not hold true. Although the Union …
