Leslie M. Harris, a professor of history at Northwestern University, is the author of several books about slavery in America. Mention the topic of Black people in the Revolutionary era, and many ...

BLANDFORD - The Blandford Historical Society and the Mercy Warren Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be dedicating a historic marker to patriot Jethro Jones in Blandford on ...

This Boston broadside lists the names of provincial men killed, wounded, or missing after the battles of Lexington and Concord. Named among the wounded is Prince Easterbrooks, an enslaved man from ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has issued the 2026 SC African American History Calendar, recognizing Revolutionary War patriots and influential South Carolinians who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A plaque honoring an African American Revolutionary War soldier is set to be dedicated on the Gilmore Car Museum property. The ...

Fever and fret : the Haitian Revolution and African American responses / Maurice Jackson and Jacqueline Bacon -- Afro-American sailors and the international communication network : the case of Newport ...

Massachusetts is marking the start of the American Revolution 250 years ago with several events this weekend. One Concord man is making sure that the contributions of people of color during the war do ...

Jean Hutchinson recreates 18th century garments to showcase overlooked stories of women during the American Revolution.

Among the artifacts are copies of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, as well as a cannonball.