For Black History Month, a family member of a prominent figure in history was at the Springfield Museum of History.

Israel How Browne, also known as Israel Howe Browne, lived at 71 Concord St. He was known to allow escaped slaves to sleep in ...

Benjamin Quarles, a celebrated historian at Morgan State University, faced an uphill battle to chronicle the Black experience ...

There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy ...

Here's what Frederick Douglass said during a visit to Elmira, which drew people from everywhere within a hundred miles.

Abolitionist Rev. Jermain Loguen called Syracuse's Jerry Rescue of 1851 “earthquake voice through the land” against slavery.

Consider visiting some of these sites to mark Black History Month or keep them in mind to travel to when the weather is ...

A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...

Black History Month is celebrated every February, the shortest and one of the coldest months of the year. At first glance it ...

Douglass, who spoke in Salem in 1852 and 1869, urged Americans to fight for justice. At the Quaker Friends Meeting House, he ...

In recognition of Black History Month, Mansfield/ (MRCPL announces the Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality exhibit on ...

For generations, the Underground Railroad has been the quintessential story of resistance against oppression. Yet, the story is incomplete. What is far less known is that the majority of enslaved ...