The Victorian era in general was led during Queen Victoria ... As slavery became less frequent, Black people maintained aristocratic appearances, based on their White employers or local ...

When asked about the one thing she wants people to know about ... the South’s first Black millionaire, the cemetery also ...

In the video’s fast-paced black-and-white teaser, the 34-year-old is seen in a slew of Victorian Era and 1920s garb ... Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to ...

The Victorian era may be heavily represented in pop culture, through stately period dramas, rollicking novels, and gritty television series, but it's also one of the most misunderstood periods in ...

In Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling Black Diasporic Identity, guest curator Dr. Monica Miller argues that, by adopting the European cultural movement of dandyism, Black people have ..

Earlier this week, the state's Department of Health reported 108 cases of the Victorian-era disease — dubbed ... in the US out of which about 10 people died, according to the CDC.

Victorian interior design is a style that originated in the United Kingdom during the Victorian era. Known for its abundance ... “Internally, tiled floors—either black and white, terra-cotta, ...

Jet, a flat-black, opaque gemstone derived from wood that has experienced extreme compression over millions of years, was the haute stone throughout the Victorian era, a time when fashion and ...

Culture Club/Getty Images Another common misconception claims a Victorian ... era’s jokes were downright offensive, as they could have pretty racist, sexist, or classist themes. When a lot of ...

Now, it's not news that some people consider books to be dangerous ... that contain toxic pigments like arsenic, which made Victorian-era books in the 1800s more eye-catching.

No residence was more revered in the Victorian ... are how people started to get [disease] outbreaks.” This was an obvious problem, though not one that people of the era fully understood.