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 …
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.
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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 …