Thurgood Marshall was born in 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland, during a period when racial segregation and discrimination were deeply entrenched in American society. Marshall’s early exposure to the ...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — A celebration of Rochester's roots was held Friday in recognition of Black History Month. Renowned ...

Block by Block continues with a look inside a Savannah neighborhood where several civil rights leaders once lived.

History is full of sweeping love affairs, from Antony and Cleopatra to Catherine the Great and Grigory Potemkin and many more ...

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have long been celebrated as places where Black culture is honored, and their student bodies reflect the diversity ...

Officials, family hail Thompson as civil rights champion Florida Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a staunch civil rights advocate ...

Thomas Downing — a freeman born to formerly enslaved people in Virginia — became one of the city’s wealthiest citizens as the ...

Sean McDaniel has stepped down as general manager and president of the Chattanooga Red Wolves.

Surnames can reveal much about your family history, but they can also be a minefield of misinformation. By Paul Blake. Twenty members of the public describe what spurred them on to discover more ...

What's new on the Sky HISTORY channel: ...