"The blood capital that we have banked to spend today to fight for significant change came ... not from our allies but from Black men, women and children who died," said Councilman Keith Young.

The statue in Rochester, N.Y., where Douglass lived for decades, was installed two years ago as part of a commemoration of the abolitionist's 200th birthday.

Ralph Ellison's novel "Invisible Man" began in a barn in Vermont 75 years ago.

What happened when Yale University opened its doors to women?

"People like to think of Ashby as an idyllic New England farm town. And this is something that isn’t so ideal."

Despite their victories, white suffragists were influenced by the prevalence of racism in America, and 'The Vote' shows how Black women were sidelined in the movement for suffrage. Nevertheless, Black women persisted and played an essential role in the movement, viewing the right to vote as critical in the larger struggle for racial justice.

The “Beat the Press” and “Greater Boston” host poked fun at a statue of Edward Everett Hale by Boston Common.

On Friday, Americans marked Juneteenth, a holiday that has long commemorated the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.

The statue is fairly recent. The complexities of Columbus' legacy are not.

A century ago, the Republican Party supported big business and big government.