Archaeologists have identified two potential mass graves of Black Union soldiers who were targeted by Confederate guerrillas ...

Black Civil War soldier Private Aaron Bromley is buried in an unmarked Monroe grave. A Temperance teen is making sure he's ...

Nottoway plantation just burned down, so we decided to look into its history and other plantations where the most brutal ...

An outspoken supporter of the rights of African Americans is being remembered for his courage on a new Civil War Trails sign ...

The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly ... Tensions between the two leaders came to an ugly head during the Civil War Draft Riots of 1863. Many of New York’s working-class citizens were ...

WASHINGTON ‒ A coalition of civil rights leaders kicked off a weeklong campaign to rally around the national African American museum ... Black museums took a hit during Black History Month ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Black Union soldiers who were part of the United States Colored Cavalry were driving a herd of cattle near Simpsonville, ...

Repelled by American racism, thousands of free people of color bounced between New Orleans and Haiti in the 19th century.

For the second consecutive year, the service and sacrifice of 14 Black Civil War soldiers interred at Shiloh AME Church and Cemetery will be recognized during ...

The remarkable success of the movie “Sinners” has sparked a renewed interest in how the two communities wrestled with life ...