In the mid-1800s, before the Civil War, Thomas White fled his enslavement in Maryland for freedom. It was a risky escape, one that involved a horseback ride under the cover of darkness, abolitionists ...

More than a century before streaming platforms and superhero cinematic universes, American filmmakers were already chasing ...

Happy New Year from the Gwinnett Historical Society. During December, the Gwinnett Historical Society took a break from our ...

Six months ago, for the first time in 50 years, I sang the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Aloud. In church. Off key. With ...

The white college student supported Black voters in segregated Alabama, and began documenting the front lines of the voting ...

Forbes was living in Fort Myers, Florida, when she was charged and convicted in 2017 of felony resisting a law enforcement ...

Plan your 2026 with our month-by-month guide to the best cultural events across the U.S., including concerts, museum exhibits, festivals, and quirky celebrations.

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr., Day, a federal holiday. Events to honor the slain civil rights leader are planned around ...

Part One, titled The un-Civil War – Memories of a Biafran Child, is told through the eyes of a boy whose dispassionate and innocent rendition of this tragic experience highlights the misery and ...

It's New Year's Eve, and we'll see a special event in the Walk for Peace many Georgians will be following. The monks will be rejoined by their friend Venerable Maha Dam Phommasan now that he has ...

More than a dozen Buddhist monks drew their largest crowd yet during a peace walk stop in Trilith. The monks are walking from Fort Worth to Washington, promoting peace, healing, mindfulness and ...