Born enslaved in 1818, by the time of the Civil War Frederick Douglass was famous around the United States and Europe for his work in the abolition movement. So how did this famous orator learn his ...

Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

Butler historian Bill May will speak at the Monday, Feb. 17, meeting of the Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable in Hampton. At 7 p.m., May will present “Capt. Thomas McConnell & Freed Slave ...