Independence National Historical Park hosts some of the nation’s preeminent places of history. But what was the area like ...

Juneteenth events at Booker T. Washington National Monument detail the life of the famous author and orator who was freed in Franklin County after being enslaved the first nine years of his life.

Join Park Superintendent Jim Bailey for a discussion on the connection between Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Booker T. Washington National Monument, and of Washington’s ...

This simple dish towel was used as a flag of truce by Confederate troops during Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, and is now on display at the ...

The superintendents of national battlefield parks and a historic site in Richmond and Petersburg retired early amid pressure by President Donald Trump to reduce the size of the federal workforce.

The first Juneteenth was held in Galveston the next year. Celebrations were low-key affairs, often kept to church gatherings and community events. Despite gaining their freedom, the lot of Black ...

Finally, on June 19, 1865, more than two months after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia and nearly 2½ years after the Emancipation ...

Finally, on June 19, 1865, more than two months after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia and nearly 2½ years after the Emancipation ...

Finally, on June 19, 1865, more than two months after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia and nearly 2½ years after the Emancipation ...