The phrase "the first duty of society is justice" is thought to have been originally presented by Alexander Hamilton, one of ...

WORCESTER — The Portrait Project at Mechanics Hall was unveiled Thursday evening, revealing images of impactful 19th-century Black Americans: Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and William and ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alessandra Sampaio, journalist Dom Phillips' widow, and Jonathan Watts, Phillips' friend and colleague, about finishing the book Phillips was writing when he was killed.

THANK YOU. LOVE SEEING A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER DOING SO WELL ALSO. LANDIS VALLEY MUSEUM IN LANCASTER COUNTY ALSO HOSTED A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION TODAY. THE EVENT INCLUDED REENACTMENTS, INCLUDING ...

CATSKILL — As part of its Sunday Salon series, the Thomas Cole National Historic Site will host, “Black Activism in New York’s Hudson Valley” with the Underground Railroad Education Center ...

SHELBY — Intermittent rain showers couldn’t halt more than 30 teams of golfers Thursday afternoon at Shelby Crossing. Thursday marked the 20th anniversary of the Ralph Phillips Memorial Charity Golf ...

An estimated 400 people turned out in downtown Lexington Thursday for the unveiling of a monument honoring two former slaves. Lewis and Harriet Hayden overcame slavery and the heartbreak of loved ones ...

TAZEWELL COUNTY (25News Now) - This Juneteenth, the Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society is honoring the county’s first land owner, who was born a slave. Peter Logan was born around 1780 ...

Since 1966, the John Brown Jamboree has been a staple celebration in rural Osawatomie. The family-friendly event pays homage to one of Osawatomie's founding fathers, a pre-Civil War abolitionist.

We don't need to party like it's 1865. But we can celebrate the end of slavery with America's greatest abolitionist.