President Franklin D. Roosevelt maintained a lifelong connection with Springwood, his family home in Hyde Park, New York.

The Franklin County native was born into slavery and rose to become a prominent figure for African American education.

“He was the first African American to have dinner at the White House with President Theodore Roosevelt and advise on federal appointments,” said Bailey. The Booker T. Washington National ...

He had his coat off, and was paying strict attention to his dinner, which by the way consisted of roast beef, green corn, and for drink he had a large pewter mug of Bass ale.

The annual Gridiron Club dinner in Washington on Saturday featured jokes about President Trump, the breakdown of the global order, Russia, Democrats’ uncertain future and, of course, Elon Musk.

The American public was enthralled with President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter from 1901, when she was just a teenager in the White House, until her death in 1980.

In 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to dine with him at the White House. It was the first and last time an African American received such an invite from the president.

Bison graze in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in weste rn North Dakota. Averaging a little over 600,000 visitors a year, the park is far less crowded than the big-name parks like Yosemite or ...

Throughout her life, Mary Church Terrell fought for the basic human right to be treated equally. Raised in privileged but degraded by persistent racial prejudice, Mary Church Terrell fought for ...

As far as National Park Service passport cancellation stamps go, the one I'm given at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site is historically significant. “Sep 14 2024,” it reads. “Buffalo ...

Black rights advocate and educator Booker T. Washington dined with the President on October 16, 1901, just two days after the thirty-day period of mourning for assassinated President William ...