Activist and physician Martin Robison Delany (May 6, 1812-January 24, 1885) was an African-American who was born free in Charles Town. In 1822, the Delany family was forced to flee for violating a ...

Last month, on May 19, we celebrated the birthday of Malcolm X, but we left out another significant historical person who sought to acquire economic power and to infuse among blacks a sense of dignity ...

When the Emancipation Proclamation formally opened the door to African American service in the Union army in 1863, Martin Robison Delany—a longtime activist in the struggle for equality—energetically ...

VIENNA – The History Alive! presentation portraying black Civil War soldier Martin Delany’s life will take place on Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Vienna Public Library, said Jill Chidester with the ...

Umoja (Unity) marks the first day of this beloved week-long holiday, founded by Dr. Maulana Kalenga in 1966. In an annual founder’s message, the notable Black intellectual sends his greetings and ...

The Senator John Heinz History Center will host the inaugural Martin Robison Delany Symposium on Friday, Aug. 26 and Saturday, Aug. 27. The two-day academic conference, presented by the History Center ...

The title of Douglas Egerton’s new book about the Reconstruction that followed the United States Civil War functions as an apt summary of the struggles to provide for the assimilation of the American ...