Birthright, they concluded, was the law of the land and, absent a color bar in the Constitution, Black Americans, like their white counterparts, were citizens. The high court failed to settle much ...

Ship owners Amanda and Nicholas Alexander of Lockport believe they have snagged a piece of history with the acquisition of a 1948 wooden tall ship named the "Black Pearl," which recently took up ...

Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier airs tonight at 8 p.m. ET on the Smithsonian Channel.