Civil War “Reconstruction” as a time when well-meaning Republicans tried to aid newly-freed slaves who were being oppressed ...

George Washington was born in the Colony of Virginia on Feb. 22, 1732, and, within his lifetime, his birthday had become a ...

Library events: Leon County celebrates Black History Month with library events, resources ...

The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...

(THE CONVERSATION) For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of executive orders in the early days of his second term look like an unprecedented effort to roll back democracy and the ...

The South Haven Historical Association will hold a presentation Tuesday on the role Southwest Michigan played helping slaves ...

Felix and Addie are in their formative years when the South is decimated by the Civil War and Reconstruction begins. Felix is the only remaining child of Plessant and Elmira, a valet and cook ...