A Niagara public historian says she has uncovered new evidence of anti-slavery advocacy work in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ...

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, reports emerged of women and girls being trafficked across borders into forced ...

Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged secret girlfriend had discussed having babies with the now-deceased pedophile — and once suggested ...

Limbo died at age 90 in Fryeburg nearly 200 years ago. According to the Prince Project, he was likely abducted from his ...

The administration took a crowbar to a site that focused on George Washington and slavery. But can the contradictions of the Founding Era be erased?

Historians believe Hamilton was the first free man of color to live in the Temple area.

In the years leading up to the Civil War, Lockport had become a fulcrum point for abolitionists, according to researcher Lindsey Minas.

The namesake of a new park, the Heuston family was part of a thriving free Black community that helped others flee slavery.

A relatively unknown, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was a Baltimore native born in the early 1800s who fought for voting rights, women's rights and an end to slavery.

To mark the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, The Royal Gazette will publish three profiles a week of outstanding ...

New York State is rolling out a new multi-year effort to explore and share the state’s early Black history as two major anniversaries approach. The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic ...