There were more than 21,000 slaves in New York in 1790, the most of any other northern state and more than in Georgia, according to the Mid-Hudson Antislavery History Project at Vassar College.

Putnam County launches ICE task force to detain undocumented immigrants The ICE 287g task force program allows local agencies to identify and arrest people suspected of violating immigration laws ...

The Georgia chapter of a Confederacy group has filed a lawsuit against a state park over an exhibit on slavery, segregation, ...

Task force is taking into consideration more than just the legacy of slavery, but also the land taken from families through government actions like eminent domain.

After more than three years of research, Fulton County is approaching a historic decision: whether to offer reparations to Black residents.

At least 37 former slaves freed by Abraham Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation are among people buried at Topeka's Ritchie Cemetery.

The reality is that many freed former slaves were buried in places designated for African American people. After the Civil War, many former slaves were still associated with their former owners ...

Free speech includes several rights of expression, but does it include damaging the American flag?

While rainfall canceled many outdoor Juneteenth events in downtown Cleveland, the Cuyahoga County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument – which honors county residents who fought and worked for ...