Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley did not cite slavery as a cause of the American Civil War on Wednesday night when a town hall attendee asked her what she thought led to the bloody conflict. The ...

President Trump praised a Confederate general who supported slavery during an address in Florida, sparking outrage ...

General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox came the day before the first night of Passover 1865. A Chicago rabbi, Liebmann Adler, welcomed the conclusion of the Civil War and the end to slavery, ...

More than 400 years have passed since chattel slavery was deemed a respectable and integral part of the American economy and policy. Still, there are folks who try to rewrite history and “whitewash” ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! University of Kentucky professor Melanie Goan provided introductory remarks to begin her lecture on the state's decision to keep slavery or abolish ...

As time passes, history often becomes blurred. Stories are retold, facts are altered, and over generations, popular belief can drift far from the truth. Much like the old game of telephone, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the United States continues to confront the realities and legacy of slavery, Americans continue to challenge myths about the ...

President Donald Trump recently declared that “The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was and how unaccomplished the downtrodden ...

In his address, Lincoln called on the assemblage to dedicate themselves to the “unfinished business” of ending the war, preserving the Union, and vanquishing slavery. On November 19, 1863, Abraham ...

Richard Kreitner, a Wayne native, has written a new book, "Fear No Pharaoh: American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery." He looks at the ways in which all groups, Jewish or otherwise, ...