Any writer has to struggle with the dilemma of staying true to their vision or giving editors and readers what they want. A ...

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

The administration took a crowbar to a site that focused on George Washington and slavery. But can the contradictions of the ...

A Connecticut scholar’s upcoming book tells the story of a boy taken from his home in Africa and enslaved for decades before ...

“It’s not enough to declare a month of recognition when the systems we rely on to repair justice are not ...

“The 1619 Project” is a frequent target of book bans and challenges around the country. But Nikole Hannah-Jones’ bestselling ...

Among the new books hitting the shelves for Black History Month are two novels about the legacy of Black American soldiers in ...

Program at Naper Settlement explores how messages conveyed through quilts guided runaway slaves through the Underground ...

On March 27, 1829, a wealthy white planter and businessman named Richard Fordham purchased four enslaved African Americans ...

The Untold Story of the Black Seminole Chief, the Indigenous Rebel, and America's Forgotten War" is out Feb. 3, 2026.

Getting truly lost in a good historical fiction story is like stepping back in time. Between the fascinating details of ...

The namesake of a new park, the Heuston family was part of a thriving free Black community that helped others flee slavery.