A Brooklyn community is fighting to turn a forgotten landmark into a heritage center.

In honor of Black History Month, 'The Ladies Room,' co-hosts Kathy Orr, Shiba Russell and Kamryn Scrivens highlight special guest, Dolly Marshall, who is a Historic Preservation Specialist for the ...

An unsung hero, Ruggles helped shape the abolition movement, aided hundreds of enslaved people seeking freedom, and opened ...

In the years leading up to the Civil War, Lockport had become a fulcrum point for abolitionists, according to researcher Lindsey Minas.

George and Jane Chester’s oyster cellar in Harrisburg was more than a restaurant. Sure, it was a tradition to dine at the ...

Patrisse Cullors wants us to do better—by ourselves, of course, but most importantly by one another. Cullors is known for her revolutionary activism as the co-founder of Black Lives Matter and leading ...

In 1773 Dinah Nevil, an Indigenous, Black, and European multiracial woman and her four children arrived in Philadelphia from Flemington, N.J, under orders from a slave trader who intended to ...

With the dismantling of slavery exhibits at the President’s House Site last month, organizers say highlighting Philly’s African American history and future is more urgent.

Nestled on what could be mistaken for just an ordinary, unassuming street corner in Downtown Brooklyn, stands a brick building responsible for helping an unknown number of enslaved people in their ...

After 200 years, the nation’s first abolitionist newspaper is returning–and it couldn’t have come back at a better time. In an unfortunate way, what is old often becomes new again when considering the ...

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) – Jonesborough is home to the first publication dedicated to the abolitionist movement named “The Emancipator.” It called for the freeing of slaves decades before the ...