For Juneteenth, here's our growing database of African American burial grounds in New Jersey — and what they mean to us today ...

That's thanks to an oral history database called The HistoryMakers that contains more than 3,000 interviews with African Americans from across the U.S. who helped shape the country.

The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg officially established itself in 1776, although parishioners met before then in ...

Because African-American slaves were considered property, ... an oral history project developed to record and transcribe accounts by surviving witnesses of the Civil War and slavery.

A young janitor’s role in thwarting an attempted bombing in 1958 is the latest addition to an Alabama oral history project ...

The African American history museum is singled out in Trump's order, putting it in the spotlight, despite its millions of visitors. During his first term , Trump was one of them.

The Clemson Area African American Museum's oral history project, "Collection of Black Voices Upstate," is facing potential delays due to federal funding cuts. The project, which had received a ...

Juneteenth celebrations are known for the variety of programs and events that highlight African American history and culture. In the 1960s, students at Prairie View A&M ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will unveil “In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World”—its first international touring exhibition—Dec. 13 ...

The sun beat down on the Sourland foothills Saturday as families, performers, and community leaders gathered at Mt. Zion AME ...

The African American history museum is singled out in Trump's order putting it in the spotlight, ... There are also oral histories featuring interviews with veterans of the Civil Rights Movement.