Immediately after the Civil War, radical Republicans collaborated with President Abraham Lincoln to assist the ... period of domestic terrorism against Black people, which in turn forced the ...

In 1936, civil war erupted in Spain between the elected Republican ... in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. Unlike the American military at the time, the force mixed white and Black volunteers ...

Immediately after the Civil War, radical Republicans collaborated with President Abraham Lincoln to assist the newly freed slaves ... It led to a period of domestic terrorism against Black people, ...

President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is frequently invoked by Trump.

Ignoring racial inequality does not eliminate it—true equality comes from acknowledging and addressing historical and ...

At Wednesday’s meeting of the 104th Illinois General Assembly, the House Republican Caucus staged a walkout, including Vermilion County representative, Brandun Schweizer. The walkout was in ...

SCOOP: Congressman Jonathan Jackson (IL-01) has formed the new Congressional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Caucus, whose ...

In 1873, the number of Black men in the Legislature peaked at 21 -- 17 in the House and four in the Senate. The men took an active role within the Republican Party supporting civil rights ...

“It’s a slip, not a fall,” Abraham ... direction of the Republican Party via electoral politics, no matter how much she might want to think of her defeat as 1858 redux. Lincoln’s run ...

At Wednesday’s meeting of the 104th Illinois General Assembly, the House Republican Caucus staged a walkout, including Vermilion County representative, Brandun Schweizer. The walkout was in protest of ...