February is Black History Month, when the nation can pause and learn something about the culture of African Americans and ...

Californians rejected the anti-slavery ballot measure Proposition 6, which would have forbid forced prison labor. Reparations ...

When the 13th Amendment abolished slavery but allowed the exception as punishment for convicted crimes, California followed ...

When the 13th Amendment abolished slavery but allowed the exception as punishment for convicted crimes, California followed suit and immediately started using prisons like Folsom and San Quentin to ...

Californians rejected the anti-slavery ballot measure Proposition 6, which would have forbid forced prison labor. Reparations advocates want to try again in 2026.

Abraham Lincoln’s firm resolve during his last days demonstrated his enduring commitment to the common good', A CT historian writes.

Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

Granting clemency would affirm our commitments to justice and human rights and to a vision of dignity and fairness for all.” ...

In 1888, struck by the number of orphans she was continuing to find around Atlanta, she founded the Carrie Steele Orphans Home.

Tennessee General Assembly passed immigration enforcement legislation that prohibits elected officials from voting for ...

President Nayib Bukele offered to house American prisoners in El Salvador's "mega-prison" — in exchange for a fee ...