slavery

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later choseFeb. 14as his birthdate. We urge all Americans ...

My military service saw my allegiance to six different presidents over almost 40 years in uniform. I didn’t always agree with them or align with any p...

OLEAN — A city native has written a historical book exploring a crucial moment in American history that marked the beginning of the end of slavery. “T...

Juneteenth is no more a holiday just for Black people than the Fourth of July is a holiday just for white people. It recognizes and celebrates a profo...

OLEAN — An exhibit depicting the historic Lemmon Case in New York courts involving slavery‚ a prelude to the Civil War, is on display on the second fl...

In 1828, years before she took the name Sojourner Truth, a Black woman who had escaped slavery with her infant daughter won a court fight in New York’...

Justice Antonin Scalia was among the most prescient Supreme Court justices in American history, and the firestorm over the leak of Justice Samuel Alit...

It’s been a hard time for the American Revolution. It’s been smeared by The New York Times 1619 project as a fight to preserve slavery. Juneteenth, a ...

During the 19th century, residents of the Southern Tier stood in the forefront of a movement to expand democracy. Thousands of local young men joined ...

ALBANY (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has selected 23 historic sites for inclusion on the state and national registers of historic places. The Demo...

I recently stumbled on a curious publication. Housed in the archives of Alfred University and dated October 1876, the document — The Alfred Student — ...