Philadelphia sued the Trump administration after it directed the Park Service to rip out a memorial to slavery. Elsewhere, ...

For nearly 200 years, HBCUs have educated Black Americans. Now, a new exhibition highlights special objects from five ...

Think you know American history? Maybe it’s time to reconsider. The story of the United States is far more complicated, ...

History textbooks love clean narratives. Heroes win, villains lose, and progress marches forward. Except real history is ...

The exhibit at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia explored George Washington's involvement in slavery ...

Black history is American history. The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) faces possible loss of federal funding after being targeted by a Trump administration executive ...

Politically-motivated firings and increased executive branch scrutiny set “a dangerous precedent,” warns a former archivist ...

Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation mark the start of Black History Month — a celebration of Black history, culture and education. The history of the observance dates ...