Said was born Mohammed Ali ben Said around 1836 in Kuka (now called Kukawa) to a Kanuri father and a Mandara-Margi mother. He ...

In the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is celebrated every February, I am continuing my tradition of writing columns that focus on the unique experiences, trials, and triumphs of Black ...

By a stroke of historical happenstance, decades later, Barka Gana’s son, Nicholas Said, would serve as a sergeant in the U.S. Army and fight in the American Civil War to end the enslavement of Black ...

While her activities as a Civil War spy are less well known, her devotion to America and its promise of freedom endured ...

Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

Friction matches, also known by the name Lucifer, were manufactured in South Hannibal, during the years leading up to and following the Civil War. In 1858, the factory was located at the intersection ...

On Jan. 21, the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, Henry Casey Camp 92 Commander Kelly Hopkins donated on behalf of the camp, a model 1860 Light Cavalry Sabre and scabbard dated 1864 ...

Americans have celebrated Black History Month each February. This week, explore the history of Ripon’s early African-American ...