The recently discovered tunnel under a dresser at the Merchant's House Museum has been called "a generational find." ...

The story of Robert Smalls stands as a powerful reminder that Black history is not a side note to the American story but is ...

Although generations have passed since the American Civil War, slavery’s past still taunts Black Americans in the form of Confederate flags and southern plantations. In fact, there remains hundreds of ...

T here is no shortage of books on the period surrounding America’s civil war. Canonical classics include “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, ...

NMAH copy purchased with funds from the NMAH Library Endowment. Explains how fugitive slaves escaping from the South to the northern states awakened northerners to the true nature of slavery and how ...

Here on JET 24, we’re celebrating the 100th anniversary of Black History Month by bringing you the stories that recount the history of the region, from the days of slavery to the accomplishments of ...