The first shot of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fired by a man from DuPage County. Lt. Marcellus E. Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary was on patrol outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ...

After the civil war, Black men were given the right to vote. With that came the election of 52 Blacks who served on the state ...

Shady Grove Cemetery near Cape Girardeau traces Black life from slavery and Civil War service through Jim Crow, preserving the stories of newly freed families who built their own institutions.

At what is now Saint John CME Cemetery in Waverly Hall, Georgia, we explore a burial ground that began as a plantation slave cemetery for the enslaved members of the Boddie family estate. According to ...

The oppressed entrepreneurs of the late 1800s capitalized on low grocery prices to build businesses that influenced Atlanta’s ...

Global Affairs Canada says it is “deeply concerned” by reports the Gaza War Cemetery where nearly two dozen Canadians were ...

A move is afoot to have a historical marker erected in honor of a Pottsville man who was among the first volunteers to serve ...

The Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation has awarded $26,500 in grants to nine local arts and culture organizations.

The Furies communicate with velociraptor-like shrieks, adding to the predatorial vibes. As cannibalistic, rage-driven space ...

Evergreen Cemetery, located on a hillside overlooking Harvey West Park, is many things. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in ...

Some American Olympians are saying that they represent themselves, not the United States. Of course, what they are really ...