American South
Alabamians, Beware the Wasp ‘Super Nest’
Having survived an unusually mild winter, yellow jacket wasps are building huge nests, sometimes in human spaces
More Than One Million Ticks Make Up This Cringe-Worthy Collection in Georgia
The U.S. National Tick Collection is the largest continuously curated collection of ticks in the world
The 'Clotilda,' the Last Known Slave Ship to Arrive in the U.S., Is Found
The discovery carries intense personal meaning for an Alabama community of descendants of the ship's survivors
The Site of Country Music's First Recorded Hit Is Set to Be Demolished
152 Nassau Street in Atlanta was home to the first country music recording hit made before the genre even had a name
Why These Four Banjo-Playing Women Resurrected the Songs of the Enslaved
The new Folkways album "Songs of Our Native Daughters" draws spiritually from slave narratives and other pre-19th-century sources
The Gulf of Mexico’s Hottest Diving Spots Are Decommissioned Oil Rigs
These artificial reefs are proving to be prime habitats for a plethora of sea creatures
Researcher Identifies the Last Living Survivor of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Redoshi was 12 when she was kidnapped and sold to the crew of the <i>Clotilda</i>
There's Only One Place in the United States Where It's Legal to Swim With Wild Manatees
In Citrus County, Florida, hundreds of the gentle giants winter in the warm waters of Crystal River
Home of Civil Rights Hero Medgar Evers Is Now a National Monument
Before his assassination in 1963, Evers led civil rights demonstrations and investigated racial violence in Mississippi
Deadliest Tornado Outbreak in Six Years Hits the Southeast
So far, 23 people are confirmed dead in Lee County, Alabama, after Sunday's tornadoes
Peek Inside the Workshop Where Mardi Gras Floats Are Made
Mardi Gras World in New Orleans offers tours of its whimsical warehouse, where visitors can see floats being constructed all year round
Attention Music Lovers, Here's Why You Need to Visit Kentucky This Spring
Home to the 144-mile U.S. 23 Country Music Highway, eastern Kentucky has produced more country music stars per capita than any other U.S. region.
Enslaved Tour Guide Stephen Bishop Made Mammoth Cave the Must-See Destination It Is Today
In the 1830s and '40s, the pioneering spelunker mapped out many of the underground system's most popular spots
Photographer's Innovative Pictures Captured Lesser-Seen Faces of Jim Crow South
Hugh Mangum's portraits reveal his subjects' array of emotions and defy stereotypical snapshots
Alabama Judge Overturns Law That Protected Confederate Monuments
The city of Birmingham was sued when it erected plywood around a Confederate memorial in a downtown park
Atlanta's Famed Cyclorama Mural Will Tell the Truth About the Civil War Once Again
One of the war's greatest battles was fought again and again on a spectacular canvas nearly 400 feet long. At last, the real history is being restored
The Costs of the Confederacy
In the last decade alone, American taxpayers have spent at least $40 million on Confederate monuments and groups that perpetuate racist ideology
Self-Taught Artist Clementine Hunter Painted the Bold Hues of Southern Life
On view at NMAAHC, Hunter’s colorful artworks depict work in the field, church on Sundays, and laundry on the line
Prospects Are Looking Up for This Gulf Coast Tribe Relocating to Higher Ground
As Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles slips away, the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe plans community renewal and a museum for their new home
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