Category : History

Donald Trump’s catchphrase ‘America First’ is not something he coined himself. The new US president has repeatedly uttered the slogan as part of his policy...

The Atrocities on Black People During Slavery: A Harrowing Account The history of slavery is a dark and painful chapter in human civilization, marked by...

The East St. Louis Race Riot of 1917: A Dark Chapter in American History The year 1917 marked a tumultuous period in the history of...

The Final Voyage of the Clotilda: America’s Last Known Slave Ship The schooner Clotilda stands as a grim historical marker, being the last documented vessel...

When you think of the Trail of Tears, you likely imagine a long procession of suffering Cherokee Indians forced westward by a villainous Andrew Jackson....

By Tera W. Hunter Dr. Hunter, a professor of American history and African-American studies, specializes in the 19th and 20th centuries. On April 16, 1862,...

On the afternoon of Saturday, July 13, 1929, more than 200 black residents of North Platte, Nebraska, were driven out of the city by a...