This copy photo shows a 1850 Daguerreotype of Renty, a South Carolina slave who Tamara Lanier, of Norwich, Conn., said is her family’s patriarch. PHOTO ...

The markers, which document the history of the Underground Railroad in the region, “span nine counties across three states,” ...

The latest of many changes in its history is the only one that hasn’t altered the course of the Mississippi. Donald Trump ...

Completion of the land-back conservation deal along the lower Klamath River is being called the largest in California history ...

A 'quintessential' country house, Askett Lodge, owned by the same family for more than 50 years, is up for sale.

The first running of the Belmont Stakes was in 1867 and took place at Jerome Park on a Thursday. The first Belmont Stakes was 1 5/8 miles long, a distance not typically contested anymore in North ...

History Knox Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a column each Saturday that reflects on the history of Knox County. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series. Part I was published on Saturday, ...

A criminal case in Alaska involving nearly a dozen people born in American Samoa is highlighting concerns about birthright citizenship and voting by people who are not U.S. citizens, issues that have ...

So now, The Root is taking a closer look at the anti-racist white heroes who were just as down for civil rights as Black folks throughout history. At age 18, Rev. Bruce Klunder knew he had to join the ...

A new exhibition at the crossroads of art, history and technology chronicles the beginnings of early American photography.

In April 1858 the Presbyterian Church, which was located on the corner of Dickerson and Olive, Palmyra, Mo., acquired an ...

It just might hold many valuable vintage items, truly. We often pass over things used and loved for years and years, not ...