Black history

A new book by the author and historian Caleb Gayle tells the story of Edward McCabe, one of the leaders of Nicodemus, a Kansas town founded by the formerly enslaved.

Edward McCabe helped establish an all-Black Kansas town on his mission to create a state inhabited and run by freed slaves. In a new book, author Caleb Gayle writes about how McCabe earned the nickname of "Black Moses" and what his quest for liberation meant.

Author Caleb Gayle is coming to Tulsa and Oklahoma City with his new book, Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State. He spoke with KOSU's Matthew Viriyapah about Edward McCabe and his quest to make Oklahoma a Black state.

Sometimes the little places you pass every day hold much more significance than you realize. That's the case for a Stafford County, Kansas cemetery that holds the graves of some of Kansas' early Black residents.

The Town of Tatums held its annual Black History Month parade over the weekend. It’s the fourth year of the parade in the town and it’s gotten bigger every year.

Slavery in Missouri is rarely discussed, but unique geography in its western region helped create a treacherous set of circumstances for the enslaved.

UT Austin professor Leonard Moore decided to take 25 years of classroom teaching to the world after the police killing of George Floyd.

Researchers document protest movements in Deep East Texas, Rio Grande Valley, Panhandle Plains and others that were "erased from the historical record."

The Texas Freedom Colonies Project is holding an event Saturday at the Bullock Museum in Austin to talk about Black settlements in Texas and how people can help preserve their history.

The 143rd annual homecoming celebration recently took place in Nicodemus, the last remaining African American settlement west of the Mississippi River.