Harriet Tubman was posthumously commissioned as brigadier general of the Maryland National Guard at a Veteran’s Day ceremony.

Once upon a time in Alabama, the Republican Party was reviled. Today, it dominates the state's political landscape.

Abraham Lincoln of Illinois was elected President of the United States of America on November 6, 1860, for a four-year term. One year later, on November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis of Mississippi was ...

Discover captivating biopic films that tell inspiring true stories, bringing real-life heroes and iconic figures to the big ...

The Advertiser asked Hyde for a rundown of the most haunted places she’s experienced in Alabama, which she said ... and it survived the Civil War.” Hyde said that family member Anne Lowry ...

reporting on the civil war there and American involvement in it. Later she moved to Montgomery, Alabama, investigating hate crimes for the Southern Poverty Law Center and at one point teaching in ...

But the Vietnam war eroded Johnson's support ... minister just starting out in Montgomery, Alabama, he helped lead the bus boycottthat initiated the modern civil rights movement.

On Nov. 23, the Chicago History Museum is opening a new exhibition, “Injustice: The Trial for the Murder of Emmett Till.” ...

A shooting early Sunday during homecoming weekend at Tuskegee University in Alabama left one person dead and injured 16 others, a dozen of them by gunfire, authorities said. One arrest was announced ...

Angry crowds greeted the Freedom Riders in Alabama on May 14 ... His assassin was in Memphis to meet him. The Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement (1967-68) On April 4, 1967, Martin Luther ...

Authorities across the United States are investigating after racist text messages – some with references to “slave catchers” ...

Situated on the Gulf Coast, Mobile, Alabama, is rich in history and culture ... spot to worship or simply reflect. During the Civil War, Mobile Bay was a key port for the Confederacy; its fall ...