Thirteenth Amendment celebration brings community together at Saint Peter AME ...

February 3, 1863. The writer, formerly known as Samuel Clemens, adopts his now-famous pen name, Mark Twain. Twain was raised ...

Once Was Inc. hosts meal recognizing service, sacrifice, and the legacy of the 13th Amendment, while giving local veterans a ...

Each February, the United States commemorates the impressive contributions of black individuals. Black History Month traces ...

United States, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the joint resolution proposing the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, formally abolishing slavery and affirming the nation’s commitment to freedom ...

The month of February should not be the end of the learning process for the year, but rather the beginning of a school year ...

Each year, The National Freedom Day Association returns to the Liberty Bell with a wreath in hand, recognizing the many steps it took for freedom to ring.

This week in history: Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment, and the 1960 Greensboro lunch counter sit-in begins. Also: Harry Truman proclaims February 1 as National Freedom Day; an iceberg is ...

Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, the Super Bowl, Mardi Gras, Black History Month, and more will take place in February.

St. James Parish says it ushered heavy industry into two majority-Black districts because they were close to the Mississippi ...

A victim of Jesse Butler, who pleaded no contest to sexual assault charges in Payne County, challenges his plea deal, which ...

On Feb. 1, 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened in New York City for its first session. Only three of the six justices were ...