In August 1831, a slave, Methodist preacher, and prophet named Nat Turner led the only successful slave revolt in American history, one that left 55 white men, women, and children dead in a two-day ...

History is more than what we learn in textbooks—it’s a living, breathing narrative that continues to shape the present. There ...

Black History Month is celebrated each February in the United States and Canada. Each nation's history is filled with notable ...

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...

It’s not clear that the rebellion on St. John influenced uprisings in what would become the United States, said University of Maryland history professor Richard Bell, who has studied slavery ...

Trace/s,” an exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History, highlights the borough’s neglected story of slavery — and the ...

The history of the American Revolution is still segregated, Johnson said. If you search for photos of the American Revolution ...

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What exactly triggered the Stono Rebellion is not clear. Many slaves knew that small groups of runaways had made their way from South Carolina to Florida, where they had been given freedom and land.

The parallel between inmate firefighting and slavery is more connected than critics likely realize. Inmate firefighting can ...

The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum announces its fifth year of Black History Matters with the 2025 theme of ...