In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.

In 2013, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes was researching blackface in America at the Library of Congress when she encountered something strange: Various primary sources on the subject were listed as ...

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Born around 1873 in South Carolina, Harriet Eugenia Anderson — known as Hettie Anderson — became a model during the late 19th-century Gilded Age. (Courtesy: National Park Service). WASHINGTON (Amazing ...

North Dakota is home to a lot of frontier history, and this small city offers that, in addition to hiking, camping, and a beautiful waterfall.

Unveiling Black History in Hampton Roads,” seeks to help people learn more about and explore a region ripe with African ...

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Located in Loda, this property may have served as a local station on the Underground Railroad in Iroquois County. Matthias Lane Dunlap (1814-1875), a lifelong abolitionist who lived in Champaign ...