Enslaved griots were the originators of the tales of Bre’r Rabbit, sharing adapted West African fables after long days working. "This is Black history," says one historian.

Copy of reward ad for runaway slave from Washington County ... was the Harmar residence of David Putnam, Jr. Other stations in Washington County were kept by Ephraim Cutler at Constitution ...

A 90-minute walking tour details the city’s role in promoting slavery throughout the South and the driving force of faith to survive and triumph over it.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The closure of a chicken processing plant will put 433 people out of work, according to the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce and mayor. The Perdue Plant in ...

The noise from the boisterous Putnam North crowd filled every inch of the gym. And with the game tied and only 6.1 seconds remaining, the junior guard found herself standing at the free-throw line ...

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Ga., alleging its process for electing its board of commissioners violates Black voters’ rights. The county uses an at ...

A team of Georgia State University researchers have been working together to uncover the names and locations of where more ...

At an antebellum plantation, during Black History Month, over 100 people came to a lecture about slavery on Saturday.

For areas including Putnam County, Rockland County and northern Westchester, the weather service posted a winter storm watch in effect Sunday afternoon through late Sunday night, with "heavy snow ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it has filed a lawsuit, opens new tab against Houston County, Georgia, to challenge the county's at-large method of ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad — Spanish for “Friendship” ...