the man who desegregated the campus of the University of Mississippi, commonly referred to as Ole Miss, in 1962, was honored with a historical marker in his hometown of Kosciusko, Mississippi ...
“A lot of people, when they think about historical markers, they assume they commemorate a president or a Civil Rights site or something like that, something big or something famous,” Gray said.
A historical marker in ... In Texas, a marker praises Primus Kelly, an enslaved Black man, for demonstrating loyalty during the Civil War – describing him as “typical of most Texas Negro ...
Most Revolutionary War history buffs know ... In Texas, a marker praises Primus Kelly, an enslaved Black man, for demonstrating loyalty during the Civil War — describing him as “typical ...
A state historic ... markers is part of the wider discourse over who or what belongs on a pedestal or a bronze plaque, and where they should be sited. Since the 2020 murder of George Floyd, those ...
Guests at the Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield National Park were transported back to the mid-1800s to re-examine when the Civil ...
A marker in Biloxi now honors and shows the very place where the first slaves were brought to Biloxi during the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
To do that, they’re reviving forgotten historical markers as well as installing new ones and making them all easier to find from the highway or online.
The two-alarm fire broke out just before 7 p.m. on the 500 block of Dekalb Street at the Faith ... now is very depressing," said Owens. The historic building had once been a library and served ...
As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, many states are reexamining markers with questionable historical facts or outdated language. (Erika Bolstad/Stateline/TNS) Erika Bolstad ...
There are 15 nationally recognized historic sites that display Livingston Parish's historic roots from the Civil War to the ... there are nearly 30 historical markers scattered across the parish ...