An exhibition in Cambridge, England uses contemporary portraits to give a face to prominent Black rebels and abolitionists of ...

In her home proudly hung a mezzotint of Reynolds’ portrait. Plum often pointed to it ... Together, we uncovered a direct line from Joanna’s family in the late-18th century to our 21st-century one. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday barred the Trump administration from quickly resuming deportations of ...

Shortly before midnight on May 23, 1798, highwaymen just north of Dublin intercepted and set on fire a mail coach headed to ...

Harrison was born on Nov. 9, 1928, meaning he was born 138 years after his grandfather was born. At Harrison’s birth, his ...

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

The Supreme Court on Friday barred the Trump administration from quickly resuming deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th-century wartime ... speed deportations of people in the country illegally.

Given how few paintings of this nature exist, however, one interpretation of these 18th-century portraits of Black ... some paintings of Black enslaved people don't correlate to historical records ...