Fashion has continued to be a part of Juneteenth celebrations as a way to express freedom. For centuries, Juneteenth has been a celebration of emancipation, community, and joy for Black Americans. The ...

An American flag waves over the head of a black man. Surrounded by acts of injustice, rage, and violence, he wears a uniform tinged with red and kneels in the midst of a green field. A calling has led ...

FREDERICK -- The Seder celebration of Passover contains alternating symbols of slavery and freedom, Rabbi Morris Kosman explained. The matzo represents slavery, the green vegetables freedom. Longtime ...

The slender white steeple of Old North Church is a cherished symbol of American freedom, the place where two signal lanterns dispatched Paul Revere on his famous 1775 ride to warn the colonists of ...

Here’s the latest: There’s an online petition on the website change.org, “Knock Down Slave Market House In Center of Downtown Fayetteville NC.” African slaves were sold there occasionally as were ...

It's a sight to behold: Donald Trump, the US President, rising up to protect the symbols of the most shameful parts of America's past, punching back against his collapsing poll numbers with a new ...

Election law expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the upcoming election and whether the Supreme Court may get involved. Anne Bailey, a professor of history at the ...

Monuments paying homage to white men who defended slavery and participated in the Atlantic slave trade are coming down around the world. The global protests against systemic racism and police ...

My question to those in favor of removing, defacing or covering statues, movies, monuments, etc. that symbolize our country's role in slavery is why the Democratic party (the party that started a ...