Mayor Harold Washington is buried in a cemetery that was once for “whites only.” Protests and legislative fights desegregated ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the county are holding elections on Tuesday. Residents will cast ballots in a number of races including city council and commission seats to mayoral ...

Best second act Kristen Cavallo Executive director of The Branch Museum of Design branchmuseum.org IN 2024, Kristen Cavallo ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Brevard County is rooted in Black history. Bruce Van Horn, a history buff and president of Karma Tours Florida, spends a lot of time behind the wheel on the roads of ...

Marietta History Center offers a Cemetery Walking Tour on June 17th to honor African American legacies during a Juneteenth ...

Historic Athens hosted their monthly “History Hour” at the Lyndon House Art Center on Tuesday, June 3, from noon to 1 p.m.

Jackson and her team at the Black Cemeteries Network are working on a project to find out more about the cemeteries on the property: Moffet, Evergreen and Oaklawn. “It’s a call to action for ...

In addition, the changes to the cemetery’s official website have also made it more difficult to learn of the bravery of another local Black Medal ... In 2023, Fort Polk in Louisiana was renamed ...

directing all future burials of Black people to a segregated section of Oakwood Cemetery. Smith said the city displaced burial remains from the cemetery decades later in the development of Fifth ...

The Union soldiers were driving 900 head of cattle towards Louisville when they were surprised by a Confederate attack where ...

For years, a Seguin couple spent time during trips to Europe searching for a family member’s final resting place.