On Nov. 7, 1775, in the face of growing unrest in the colony, the royal governor of Virginia issued a proclamation offering freedom to indentured servants and enslaved individuals who ...

A plaque honoring African American Revolutionary War soldier Thomas Campbell will be dedicated Nov. 8 at Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners.

The Civil War destroyed the legal structure of slavery but not ... The contradiction between white freedom and Black freedom predates the Confederacy. During the American Revolution, Patriot leaders ...

“Revolutionary America 1775-1783,” reads the blue and gold marker. “Cudjo Banquante, early black business owner granted ...

During the weekend of Oct. 26-28, 1775, no one saw that significance as the British and colonials skirmished at various spots ...

Burns’s 12-hour documentary about our national origin story is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated.

EAST LIVERPOOL — The Mahoning Valley Chapter Sons of the American Revolution (MVCSAR) along with the local chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)/Southwick-Griscom Kinney Chapter State ...

BREWSTER – The Revolutionary War defined a nation. Now, nearly 250 years later, the Sons of the American Revolution are continuing to uncover the history of the men who fought for the country’s ...

BLANDFORD — Approximately 80 people including generations of descendants, representatives from the Daughters of the American Revolution, Blandford residents and officials turned out for the dedication ...

Polk State College has canceled its Introduction to African-American Studies course, saying it violated state law. The law passed in 2023 restricts general education courses from teaching that ...

In celebration of America’s upcoming 250 th birthday, the Chief John Ross Chapter, NSDAR dedicated a DAR Revolutionary War Patriot marker for Revolutionary War Patriot John Thompson. John Thompson ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - In Morgantown, a ceremony took place to honor a revolutionary war patriot. This morning the West Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution held a ceremony for the placing ...