slavery

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A panel of Utah lawmakers has unanimously approved removing a provision in the state constitution that allows slavery as punishment…

It’s a lesser-known aspect of American history: Native Americans fought in the Civil War.Filmmaker Stan Armstrong tells this story in his documentary,…

Fourteen summers ago I happened upon a festive gathering in a strip mall parking lot on H Street and Owens Avenue. My first experience with Juneteenth happened to be the city’s first large-scale commemoration of June 19, 1865, the day slaves in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom.

Assemblyman Jim Wheeler caused a firestorm when video surfaced of him saying he would support slavery -- if his constituents wanted it. His statement also…

Two new books about Abraham Lincoln and the struggle against slavery have been written by Las Vegas-based historians. Michael Green of CSN is author of…