American South
The Nation's First Woman Senator Was a Virulent White Supremacist
In 1922, Rebecca Latimer Felton, a Georgia women's rights activist and lynching proponent, temporarily filled a dead man's Senate seat
A Pilgrimage to Honor a Blues Legend
With a mysterious memento from long ago in hand, a devoted fan of the blues artist Mississippi John Hurt returns to the Delta
Country Legend Loretta Lynn Braved Controversy to Tell the Truth About Women's Experiences
The self-taught singer-songwriter died on October 4 at her home in Tennessee
The Civil War's First Civilian Casualty Was an Elderly Widow From Virginia
Union gunfire killed 85-year-old Judith Carter Henry on July 21, 1861—the day of the First Battle of Bull Run
What Makes the Buffalo River the Jewel of the Ozarks
An unabashed tribute to the wild Arkansas waterway that became the nation’s first national river 50 years ago
A Museum Exploring the African American Experience Is Coming to Charleston
Slated to open early next year, the space will explore the legacy and contributions of enslaved people and their descendants
Subjected to Painful Experiments and Forgotten, Enslaved 'Mothers of Gynecology' Are Honored With New Monument
The statues acknowledge the suffering of bondswomen overshadowed by the white doctor who operated on them without their consent
Walmart Heirs Launch New Music Festival in Bid to Make Arkansas an Art Destination
FORMAT will bring big-name musicians, contemporary artists to Bentonville
How Yellow Fever Intensified Racial Inequality in 19th-Century New Orleans
A new book explores how immunity to the disease created opportunities for white, but not Black, people
National Park Service Adds 16 New Underground Railroad Sites to Commemorative Network
The recognitions honor the resistance and bravery of freedom seekers and their allies who risked their lives to resist slavery
A Shipwreck, a Robot and an Archival Treasure Hunt Reveal the Diverse History of the Whaling Industry
Free Black Americans and Native Americans once worked on the "Industry," a whaling ship whose wreck was recently identified in the Gulf of Mexico
The Enslaved Woman Who Liberated a Slave Jail and Transformed It Into an HBCU
Forced to bear her enslaver's children, Mary Lumpkin later forged her own path to freedom
Maryland Removes Its Last Confederate Monument on Public Land
Workers removed the Talbot Boys Statue on Monday after years of pressure from the local community
The Complex Legacy of an Anti-Black Restaurant Slated for Demolition
Locals in Smyrna, Georgia, are rallying to preserve Aunt Fanny’s Cabin as a tribute to eponymous Black cook Fanny Williams
Large, Parachuting Spiders Could Soon Invade the East Coast, Study Finds
The authors say the arachnids are harmless to people and pets and may even eat pests like stink bugs
Chronicling the Triumphs—and Tragedies—of Life in the Deep South
A new book and traveling exhibition highlight the work of Mississippi photographer O.N. Pruitt
What the Haunting 'Inner Passage' Represented to the Enslaved
These photographs explore the waterways of the South that brought suffering to so many and also provided some a way out of bondage
In the Florida Keys, a Century-Old Bridge Reopens as a Tropical High Line
A portion of the Seven Mile Bridge, an engineering marvel completed in 1909, has been transformed into a linear park
Black Dolls Tell a Story of Play—and Resistance—in America
A new exhibition traces the toys' history from handmade cloth figures to an American Girl character
Discover the Resilience of Mobile’s Africatown
A look inside the historic southern Alabama neighborhood where descendants of America’s last slave ship still reside today
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