As a Massachusetts senator during the years leading up to the Civil War, Sumner was a passionate and committed abolitionist.

Juneteenth celebrates the fall of slavery in the U.S. At the Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit, visitors heard from descendants of slaves.

The article discusses the ongoing issue of slavery in Texas, the rescinding of asylum protection for people of color, and the need for young Progressives to fight for democracy and the Constitution.

President Donald Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, ...

The celebrations come as President Donald Trump’s administration has worked to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion ...

Far from galvanizing the public to his side, President Trump’s ambitious effort to impose his will on the country has only ...

Acknowledging the historical link between the end of Black slavery in the U.S. and the creation of the State of West Virginia, Democratic lawmakers urged their colleagues and Gov. Patrick Morrisey to ...

Credit: Montgomery County. Three of Montgomery County’s historic sites will offer special programming on Saturday, June 21, ...

The Art Museum hosted the sixth annual 'Beyond Juneteenth' celebration on June 19. Individuals attended to commemorate Black culture and art.

Celebrations across the country marked Juneteenth, the day when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom ...

"Will the next mayor treat reparations as the moral and economic necessity that it is, or let this moment pass, despite the ...

By coincidence, the history channel aired a show about Bleeding Kansas the day before Jim Calvert’s article “Forward Progress: A Civil War?” was published. Does Calvert really think that is ...