A volunteer searching the archives of the American Baptist in Massachusetts has found a nearly 180-year-old document shedding ...

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Leading historians aim to restore and grow respect for enslaved people and their descendants on Juneteenth, commemorating the ...

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.

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When we retreat from reasoned, evidence-based scholarship on important subjects like science or history, the online fever ...

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