St. Augustine is one of the most haunted towns in America, thanks to a jail built by Henry Flagler in 1891. The Old Jail, as it’s called, was in operation for nearly 60 years, and was known for the ...

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In the state constitutional conventions of the Reconstruction South, biracial coalitions of delegates constitutionalized universal public-school systems and kept their constitutions free from ...

Welcome to Hillsborough, North Carolina. Tucked away in Orange County just a short drive from the bustling Research Triangle, Hillsborough isn’t just pretty – it’s the kind of gorgeous that makes you ...

Black American cuisine is varied and has deep roots in the U.S. Stacker used research from colleges and food historians to ...

In Richlands, Civil War History Center Educational director, Dr. Michael McElreath and history professors from Appalachian ...

A new show featuring decommissioned statues dispels myths of American history at a moment when President Trump is insisting ...

Eugene Vaught sits under one of those shade trees in front of Kendall A.M.E. Church located in an area of Brunswick County known as Dark Branch. The community’s name comes from “Dark Bay Branch,” a ...

The CEO of the nonprofit managing the Alamo resigned after a powerful Republican state official criticized her publicly, ...

Nestled between four red brick buildings at the center of Davidson College, two bronze, work-weathered hands cradle the earth ...

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