Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

While Kentucky does ban slavery, it carves out an exception for one group of people - people convicted of a crime. The ...

Under Section 25 of the state’s constitution, slavery and involuntary servitude are outlawed “except as a punishment for ...

Black History Month, a celebration of Black history, culture and education, kicks off on Feb. 1. Historian and author Carter ...

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. At this time, scholar Carter G. Woodson founded what today is called the ...

Who Was Carter G. Woodson? K nown as the “Father of Black History,” Carter G. Woodson dedicated his career to the field of African American history and lobbied ext ...

“The first time I saw Abraham Lincoln ... ended when Speed moved back to his father's plantation in Kentucky. Lincoln used the term "the fatal first" to describe January 1, 1841, the day ...

Celebrating Black History Month, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, Joe Nuxhall Way, ...

Quarrels used to be settled with dignity and honor.

People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...

Visiting Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace and early childhood home within the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in Kentucky, allows visitors to step back in time and imagine the humble ...

Having failed at nullification as a means to ignore federal laws, in 1861 South Carolina tried a different approach. They seceded from the United States, and fired artillery at the federal fort in ...