Amelia Boynton Robinson, born in Savannah, Ga. is a civil rights icon who impacted the lives of people across the nation.

First Reformed Church of South Holland, an Underground Railroad site, will host the Midwest Underground Railroad Network ...

Shirley Chisholm championed the needs of low-income families by expanding food assistance programs like WIC. After a successful term as congresswoman, Chisholm ran for president in 1972, despite ...

Joe Biden granted clemency to the Native American rights activist literally minutes before his presidency ended.

History remembers Flora as the hero of the Battle of Great Bridge. A sentry facing an onslaught of volleys, he fired multiple ...