Three men, including a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II who survived amid fierce Nazi German resistance at what was ...

BLOOMINGTON — On their surface, quilts made in the early 19th century may seem like a series of simple patterns stitched across bright backgrounds. But for pre-Civil War slaves trekking hundreds of ...

Under the threat of death, local Quakers successfully helped move slaves as far north as Canada to reach freedom, crowds heard during Juneteenth activities last week. Humans For Racial Justice hosted ...

Juneteenth, which commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day the last enslaved people in Texas were freed — was observed this week. But the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park is continuing the ...

For Edith Edmunds, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing on Juneteenth. "It's what I love to do," she told NPR in a phone ...

Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be... For Edith Edmunds, the art of quilt making is ...