The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore,” journalist Char Adams’ history of Black-owned bookstores in the U.S., published by Tiny Reparations Books. “I love to tell people’s stories,” she writes ...

The database captures hundreds of materials highlighted for review to make sure they comply with Trump order that parks information doesn’t ‘disparage’ Americans ...

Race did not spread because it was scientifically persuasive. It spread because it served very human interests.” ...

The National Museum of American History adds 'Action Comics No. 1' and 'Captain America Comics No. 1' to its vast pop culture ...

In 1829, a wealthy white planter in South Carolina purchased four enslaved Black Americans. One of them was Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eugene Robinson’s great-great-grandfather, a boy called ...

It’s not as crazy as it seems. Bob Crawford has had a history podcast for a decade, and his book, “America’s Founding Son,” ...

Writing a comprehensive history of American Christianity is a mammoth undertaking that few historians attempt. It’s been more ...

John Quincy Adams had one of the most consequential post-presidencies in U.S. history. NPR"s Steve Inskeep asks biographer Bob Crawford how Adams became the ultimate political maverick.

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will lie in state at the South Carolina Capitol before services in Chicago, closing a storied civil rights career.

Several groups lay claim to artisan David Drake: a museum, a county, and his descendants. His work serves to illuminate ...

An internal government database reviewed by The Washington Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to revise or remove information on African American history, ...

For 40 days, many Christians fast, pray, and examine their lives in preparation for Easter. But for Black Christians — whose faith traditions were shaped by enslavement, migration, resistance, and ...