Along the way, he defied all conventions. His story demonstrates how complex and hard-to-pigeonhole our forebears actually could be. In the 1813 Battle of the Thames, fought in Canada, Johnson led a ...

Deep in the woods of Talbot County, Georgia, we discovered the stone chimney ruins of an old homestead, likely dating back to the early settlement or plantation era. Handmade bricks and field-stone ...

Behind an abandoned Waffle House in Georgia sits a hidden plantation-era cemetery dating back nearly 180 years. Inside the old iron fence are graves belonging to the Trailer and Bailey families, some ...

Neicy DeShields-Moulton researched her family's past after discovering it was a taboo subject due to the pain of slavery. Her research traced her lineage to the Hampton Plantation in Maryland, where ...

Georgetown is South Carolina’s third-oldest city, and the age shows in the most wonderful way. The historic section stretches ...

Black History Month is just one was to convey the true history of Black people in the building and sustaining of our nation.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — WGNO is privileged to celebrate Black history and culture with our 2026 special program, “Honoring Black ...

PLANTATION, FLA. (WSVN) - Police said they have located a man from Plantation two weeks after he was reported missing. According to Plantation Police, 41-year-old Stevenson Edouard had been last seen ...

A decomposed body was found at Selman Road, Fisherpond, St Joseph, around 8 a.m. Wednesday. According to police, an employee at a plantation was conducting work when the discovery was made in a bushy ...

A letter from a former slave who lived on a Wilson County plantation in the mid-1800s offers a new look into how she adjusted to life after slavery was abolished.

The chocolate industry is currently worth about $150 billion. It's easy to see why. Yum. But chocolate also has a complex and fascinating history. Throughline's Rund Abdelfatah brings us back to the ...