The well-loved architectural feature is a staple of the American South, but its roots can be traced to Africa.

The ferry operator pulled his large flatboat to the edge of the Virginia shore of the Ohio River. He watched and listened ...

“ [We have] a little more than nine acres here on this former plantation that initially was started in 1800 by Jacob Lincoln ...

Portraits of enslaved people from the 19th century are unusual. But a Connecticut artist named William H. Townsend decided to ...

Tensions were high at the latest Richmond School Board meeting, as several employees voiced concerns over what they describe ...

Discover how African Americans have contributed to the U.S. economy, despite historical inequalities. Explore the impact of ...

Content warning: This piece includes an account of an apparent suicide.

Born in New York City in 1810, Bushrod Birch spent time on and off in Pittsfield before serving in the Civil War, and returned to Pittsfield shortly before his death ...

LAWRENCEVILLE — The last time Earl Blick stepped foot in this family home was when he was five years old. Seventy years later he was back. He'd thought the home had been destroyed decades ago ...

Are you looking for the most romantic cities in the United States to plan your next couples’ vacation? From coast to coast, ...

The U.S. cotton industry, which depended on enslaved plantation labor in the Deep South ... Brown, the University of Virginia, Columbia, and Princeton, were built by enslaved workers and partially ...

Preservationist Logan Parham with Preservation Virginia visited the Blick Plantation in January. He estimated there to be 100-300 graves in the one-quarter-acre area. He pointed out that most of ...