Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery,” on view at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, presents—for the ...

Edmond Dédé, a fourth-generation free Black man born in Louisiana in 1827, wrote the opera in 1887 in France, where he lived and worked as a composer for most of his career.

After his death in 1901, Dédé's "Morgiane" — like many manuscripts of 19th-century Black composers — vanished, until by chance, researchers discovered a copy of the score in Harvard's archives.

Black jockeys, trainers and grooms were key players in the earliest years of the Kentucky Derby. Here are some history facts you may not know.

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

A story provided by the Tippecanoe County Historical Association about Lafayette's 19th century African American business entrepreneurs.

The 1885 Ballantine House has been reimagined to be more inclusive, with a temporary exhibit on 19th- century Black women.

The Tenement Museum in New York City has taken immense research to recreate the home of a working-class 19th-century Black couple in a new interactive exhibit.

The Monroe family, 19th century Black California pioneers, rose from slavery to become landowners in Coloma, California.

The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, Maryland and New York more than century after it was completed.

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

They were the first to hear composer Edmond Dédé’s opera “Morgiane” – the earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American – more than century after he composed the opus.