Duke Ellington’s birth certificate, Frederick Douglass’s will, and other documents in the DC archives are in a building that ...

The driving force on Capitol Hill is cowardice, as both GOPers and Dems confess to fear of violence. It wasn't always that ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

History can be cruel. Charles Sumner, the great abolitionist senator from Massachusetts, is remembered only for being beaten ...

Jamelle Bouie, a columnist at the New York Times, has recently been drawing a lot of parallels between what’s going on in the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Stephen Puleo provides an introduction into who Charles Sumner was in American history. Author Stephen Puleo discussed the career and life ...

“The Great Abolitionist” by Stephen Puleo is a richly sourced, informative and eminently readable biography of 19th century U.S. Senator Charles Sumner.

The immortal catalogue of national crimes just got one entry fatter.

Story, W. W.; Tribute to Charles SumnerSee the article in its original context from September 9, 1874, Page 2 Buy Reprints ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — It's been 150 years since the Charles Sumner School first opened its doors to African Americans in D.C., and on Thursday evening, many will gather to honor that legacy. The ...