One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

The final twist to the story is that, thanks to an act of grace and courage by a modern lawyer, Jack McGee, the home site of ...

Hale's son-in-law became the first Black physician in Alabama. Thompson plans to write a biography about Hale and continues ...

A Memoir of History, Home, and Belonging is a powerful narrative intertwined with the historical experiences of slaves.

A nonprofit, the Capital Region Land Conservancy, wants to give the land at 1401 and 1421 Brander St. as a gift to the city.

National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts goes through a journey of self discover and healing while study sunken enslavement ...

More than a decade ago, the Africatown Welcome Center was a deteriorating trailer overlooking a 149-year-old cemetery. It sat ...

Black History Month is the perfect time to get acquainted with some of the many African American historical sites that dot the South. There is plenty of Black history and culture worth exploring in ...

The SXSW Fest takes place March 7-15. According to the festival website, “The Yogurt Shop Murders” will be screened at noon ...

Discover the inspiring story of Isaac Myers, a pioneering Baltimore caulker and advocate for union rights, who fought for fair wages and equal opportunities for Black workers in the 1800s.

After World War II, "People understood that if they had allowed more immigrants into the United States, many of them wouldn't have been killed in Europe." ...