Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

Dundas is criticized for his tactical decision to amend a motion in the British Parliament in the 1790s to end slavery, so ...

Three local educators have found holistic ways to incorporate Black History Month into their lessons, despite increasing ...

Consider visiting some of these sites to mark Black History Month or keep them in mind to travel to when the weather is ...

In 1888, struck by the number of orphans she was continuing to find around Atlanta, she founded the Carrie Steele Orphans Home.

The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to ...

At 6 p.m. on Feb. 5, Feb. 12 and Feb. 19 and Feb. 25, Doreen Stratton will present four topics at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church ...

A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...

As conservatives try to change how history is taught in our schools, here are some Black history facts you should know.

Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

A community-based photo exhibition in Richmond, Virginia — a city at the center of a lot of Black history — showcases ...