American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery By Richard Kreitner Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 416 pages, $32 The ...

New report lays out horrific testimonies from Sudanese women and girls of rape and sexual slavery perpetrated by paramilitary ...

Seen in their entirety for the first time, Emma Mordecai's US Civil War writings paint a seemingly contradictory picture of ...

After the Civil War, those torn from loved ones and family members by slaveowners placed newspaper ads in the hope of reunion ...

Meet 21 civil rights activists—past and present—whose bold leadership reshaped history and continues to inspire justice ...

The webpage's administrators temporarily changed an introductory paragraph to emphasize “Black/White Cooperation.” ...

The National Park Service returned an image of and quote from Harriet Tubman to a webpage about the Underground Railroad, ...

Margaret Mitchell was born in 1900, a quarter century after the beginning and subsequently abrupt end of Reconstruction.

Harriet Tubman was an abolistionist and freedom seeker who led many others to safety in the north. Her photo and quote have been restored after being removed from a federal website.

Edits to webpages appear to be part of the administration's effort to whitewash certain portions of American history related ...

Bennett Place State Historic Site in NC commemorates Civil War surrender and slavery's end with a two-day event.

For those WUN readers who have been following my Voices contributions over the past few months, you’ll know I’ve spent a lot ...