You could feel chills to know that they had it and then they just pulled the rug from under them, so to speak.” ...

In 1828, gold was found in the Appalacian Mountains of Georgia on land that belonged to the Cherokee Nation. As word of the ...

Enslaved fugitives referred to the Ohio River as the River Jordan. It was a metaphor for freedom like the Israelites’ flight from slavery in Egypt through the parted waters of the Red Sea. Except the ...

Although “I Am Nobody’s Slave” takes the form of a memoir, Minnesota native Lee Hawkins’ book becomes something bigger: an ...

Impacts from the expulsion are still visible today, but some of the ways people are working toward reconciliation including a growing scholarship and networking events.

AMERICUS, Ga. (WALB) - The word Koinonia means Christian fellowship or partnership. As we observe Black History Month, we spotlight one farm in Americus that created a place for African Americans and ...

According to the Columbus State University archives, by 1860, 37% of the city’s population was enslaved. Several slaves are buried in The Porterdale Cemetery located on the corner of 10th Ave. and ...

If the TV work ever dries up for James May, he’d make a fun teacher. The kind that the kids love because he makes lessons entertaining and won’t automatically haul them to the head if he catches them ...

Cherry Thing-a-lings will be available to purchase in-store at Schmidt Bakery (the only bakery that makes them), located at ...