A mural celebrating 169 years since Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous "lost speech" in Bloomington was unveiled Thursday ...

"What happened in Bloomington 169 years ago ... ignited Lincoln's march to the presidency and eventually led to emancipation, ...

Zaakir Tameez is the author of “Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation,” to be released on June 3.

The simple narrative today of the southern secession in 1860 and 1861 is that the southern states believed that the ...

The penny, which costs more to make than it's worth, will be going away. That's a shocking reversal of government policy. Usually, the government doesn't stop producing anything that's overpriced or ...

From Civil War dramas to zombie thrillers, you might be surprised to learn that several popular movies and TV shows were ...

Historian Jay Winik writes about the leadup to the outbreak of the Civil War in “1861: The Lost Peace.” The' Andrew DeMillo ...

The day is known as Juneteenth, a blend of the words "June" and "nineteenth." It refers to June 19, 1865 — the day when news of emancipation finally reached Texas, the last place to learn about the ...

VIDEO - On Saturday, 'Melissa Harris Perry' revisited the Emancipation Proclamation and what it meant, for the rebellious south, for President Lincoln, and for the enslaved people impacted -- or ...

As Simmons College of Kentucky grows, little-known history propels the historically Black college into its future.

America now has both the pope and the antichrist,” stated a meme posted by a person who also posted another saying, “Trump is a POS, second only to Hitler.” Is Trump gassing Jews? Does Trump espouse a ...

Trump could be ushering in an era of GOP power. Republican momentum is strong while voters are questioning the Democratic ...