American South
New Funding Will Help Highlight Five Black History Sites in the American South
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s $50,000 grants will support civil rights museums, a monument to victims of an industrial disaster and other organizations
Richmond's Robert E. Lee Statue Is Headed to a Black History Museum
Officials have tentatively agreed to transfer ownership of removed Confederate monuments to a pair of museums in the Virginia city
Justice Department Officially Closes Emmett Till Investigation Without Bringing Justice
Authorities will not press charges after reviewing a second piece of key testimony from the 1955 murder
Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee Statue Will Be Melted Down, Transformed Into New Art
Officials in the Virginia city approved a bold plan for the future of the Confederate monument
How Memphis Created the Nation's Most Innovative Public Library
You can play the ukulele, learn photography or record a song in a top-flight studio. You can also check out a book
Archaeologists Discover Trove of Artifacts at Site of 19th-Century Alabama Tavern
During the Civil War, both the Union and Confederate armies used the building as a hospital and command center
Hurricane Ida Damages Whitney Plantation, Only Louisiana Museum to Focus on the Enslaved
The historic site will remain closed indefinitely as staff assess the destruction and make repairs
Hurricane Ida Destroys New Orleans Jazz Landmark Dubbed Louis Armstrong's 'Second Home'
The historic Karnofsky Tailor Shop and Residence collapsed on Sunday after water pooled on its roof
New Education Center Dedicated to Anne Frank Debuts in South Carolina
The space is the Amsterdam-based Anne Frank House's only official outpost in North America
Church Where MLK Launched His Civil Rights Career to Become a Museum
The young pastor assumed a leadership role in the Montgomery bus boycott during a 1955 meeting at Mt. Zion AME Zion Church
New Plaque Tells Story of Enslaved People Who Helped Build the White House
A marker in Lafayette Square is the first public work to acknowledge these individuals' roles in constructing the presidential mansion
Who Were the Best and Worst Presidents Ever—and How Do Historians Decide?
C-SPAN's 2021 ranking places Trump near the bottom of the list. Obama, Grant rises higher, while Lincoln holds steady in first
This Rare Copper Badge Tells a Story of Slavery in 19th-Century Charleston
The South Carolina city used the metal tags to identify enslaved people hired out as part-time laborers by their enslavers
The Strange Beauty at the Edge of the Everglades
Chronicling the historic struggles of the Florida farming community known as Belle Glade
A Simple Cotton Sack Tells an Intergenerational Story of Separation Under Slavery
Historian Tiya Miles' new book traces the lives of three Black women through an embroidered family heirloom known as "Ashley's sack"
Is This Florida Island Home to a Long-Lost Native American Settlement?
Excavations on Big Talbot Island may have unearthed traces of Saraby, a 16th- or 17th-century Mocama community
Robert E. Lee's Former Home Reopens With Renewed Focus on the Enslaved
Built by George Washington's adopted son, Arlington House recently underwent a three-year "rehabilitation" project
Eleven Endangered Historic Places That Tell Complex American Stories
The National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2021 list includes Mississippi hotel, Navajo trading post and California railroad tunnels
The Highway That Sparked the Demise of an Iconic Black Street in New Orleans
Claiborne Avenue was a center of commerce and culture—until a federal interstate cut it off from the rest of the city in the 1960s
Georgia Approves Changes to Stone Mountain Park, 'Shrine to White Supremacy'
The site's board authorized the creation of a truth-telling exhibit, a new logo and a relocated Confederate flag plaza
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