Frank Washington was making preparations to bury his aunt in a small family cemetery in the historic Virginia community of Thoroughfare when he found a gate barring access to the graveyard.

An African-American family on Coney Island in the mid-19th century -- an image that reflect's Brooklyn's rich and little-known African-American history. Brooklyn Museum, Long before it became the ...

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross is a six-part documentary series written and presented by prominent Harvard University professor, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Each episode contains an in-depth ...