An inaugural gospel sing-off will headline this year’s Emancipation Vigil ceremony in Montego Bay, St James, as part of ...

The Owen Sound Emancipation Picnic and Festival, is set to go August 1st-3rd. The city was the most northerly terminus of the ...

Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well as a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation ...

The Emancipation Proclamation is one of 48 limited edition copies produced to be sold for $10 each to benefit the Sanitary Commission, which provided medical care and support for Union soldiers.

Emmett Till’s death shocked millions of people across America and was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement, but many ...

The week of events brings in people from far and wide to Paducah to celebrate. This year's theme is "Legacy & Lineage: A Celebration of HBCU Pride and Divine 9 ...

In 2013, the US Postal Service commissioned Anderson to design the commemorative stamp for the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Anderson was only the second African American designer ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 22. Check what happened today in history here.

The site is the final resting place of veterans from the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, a Buffalo Soldier, ...

William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — On a hot July day in West Augustine, in the San Sebastian Cemetery, giant oaks welcomed a family to the ...