New books discuss the enslavement of others and its legacy of continuing generational damage, challenging what it means to be ...

For several centuries, the United States was a slaveholding nation, until a civil war officially brought an end to the practice. Here’s a look back at this dark chapter in the country’s history.

The new musical explores the complex friendship between the president and the famed abolitionist. We spoke with co-lyricist ...

President Trump has used executive orders to freeze federal programs and agencies, sparking clashes with courts and raising ...

The film explores the life of Abraham Lincoln, highlighting his humble beginnings as a poor farm boy in Kentucky, his limited ...

America’s history has been one of checks and balances and judicial review of the exercise of presidential power. That’s what ...

With Abraham Lincoln’s 216th birthday Feb. 12 and Presidents’ Day Feb. 17, the lives of previous U.S. presidents can provide ...

In 1861, Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold ...

With the controversy surrounding President Donald Trump’s executive order terminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs “in the federal workforce, and in federal contracting and spending,” many ...

News is honoring Black history this February, including the West Virginia Black Heritage Festival (WVBHF), which is held each year in downtown Clarksburg and attracts people from all across the ...

Regarding Jim Hebling’s letter, I have had the pleasure of meeting with the MLK Committee yearly to review the proclamation ...

With the controversy surrounding President Donald Trump’s executive order terminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs “in the federal workforce and in federal contracting and spending,” many ...