The striking headgear sported by members of the Ottoman court in the 15th century provoked fashionable Westerners to don ...

Vermont becomes first U.S. territory to abolish slavery. By 1783, New Hampshire and Massachusetts had followed Vermont’s lead ...

These enduring foundations of the United States of America have ties to the institution of slavery A country’s racist past ...

Mejorando la Raza' culture systematically excludes Black women from relationships, families and social acceptance ...

Between 1632 and 1760, records show that 734 Indigenous children were enslaved in France's North American colony, historian ...

A special screening of the award-winning documentary "Ancestral Artistry: The Influence of Africans & Creoles of Color on ...

For instance: “How did former slaves who became Buffalo Soldiers feel about being used by the Federal Government ... As a U.S. Army veteran who served in the states of Texas, Louisiana and other ...

We're headed south to the Gulf Coast, like so many other Arkansans this time of year. My wife must have her coffee fix, and there aren't a lot of choices after leaving Lake Village, regardless of ...

Louisiana lawmakers pushed a bill through the state House of Representatives to ban so-called “chemtrails” over the belief that aircraft exhaust is somehow altering the weather.

The house was built in 1859 and owned by prominent Louisiana planter John Hampden Randolph, according to Louisiana State University. The property housed Randolph's family as well as his slaves.

Louisiana residents overwhelmingly rejected all four amendments on the ballot. Gov. Jeff Landry issued the following statement regarding the failed amendments: "Amendment 2 was a chance to ...