Preachers like John Marrant proclaimed the gospel across cultures. But the persistence—and defense—of slavery challenged ...

Millie Dunn Veasey was a member of the 6888th Battalion. She was honored during a renaming ceremony of the post office on ...

An outspoken supporter of the rights of African Americans is being remembered for his courage on a new Civil War Trails sign ...

An historical marker honoring the Rev. Dr. William Jefferson White, who fought for civil and religious rights, will be ...

As we see it unfold before our eyes, it is unlikely future history books will ever tell the true story of how the civil ...

Black Union soldiers who were part of the United States Colored Cavalry were driving a herd of cattle near Simpsonville, ...

When [Pope Leo] came to the balcony, I looked up, and I was like, ‘That dude looks like he could be my brother,” a New Orleans priest said.

Efforts to take the focus off the nation’s racial past in compliance with President Trump’s wishes face resistance from those ...

RHS teacher Donna Avino and local historian and artist Bill Batson teamed up to create the Rockland County Civic Survey Project.

Robert Francis Prevost, who on Thursday became the first American elected Pope, has Creole of color roots in New Orleans, ...

VATICAN CITY — Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.