ROCHESTER, N.Y. — During Black History Month, Rochester residents have a significant reason to celebrate. The city is recognized as one of the five key U.S. cities central to the abolition movement, ...

Since 2011, Cornelia Swinson has served as the Executive Director of the Johnson House Historic Site. "Johnson House is a National Historic Landmark and an official station on the Underground Railroad ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — With Juneteenth, June 19, around the corner, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the creation of “More Than a Brook: Brooklyn Abolitionist Heritage Walk,” an interactive audio ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hear are some important Black History Speeches. Pictured: a Black and white image of Stokely Carmichael cheering. | Dwayne ...

Christle Rawlins-Jackson, president of Beacon Hill Scholars, and Peter Snoad, project coordinator of Beacon Hill Scholars, walking along the Abolition Acre trail on Oct. 21, 2025. Boston’s Old State ...

New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and Protecting Such of Them as Have Been, or May Be Liberated History Paul Polgar recovers the racially inclusive vision of America's first ...

Abolitionist Place park, a public park that commemorates Brooklyn’s abolitionist history, is finally open to the public after at least 20 years of planning, multiple controversies, several iterations, ...

HISTORY. PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD THAT NEW BEDFORD AND MASSACHUSETTS WERE SAFE PLACES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS. PEOPLE DIDN’T CARE WHAT COLOR YOU WERE. YOU COULD GET A JOB ON A WHALING SHIP. THE WHALING CITY ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A recently-published history of a small slice of Staten Island offers a glimpse at local changes and some of the borough’s place in the nation’s history. College of Staten Island ...

The “Burned-Over District” refers to the western and central regions of New York State in the early 19 th century. It was called that because religious revivals and the formation of new religious ...

Sojourner Truth, the African American abolitionist, women's rights advocate and social activist revered to this day for her presentation on racial inequalities, delivered her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" ...