The Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, had fallen into Union hands on April 2, 1865. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia were forced to flee, but soon found themselves cut off ...

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

There are 18 National Parks in Maryland as well as an additional 10 affiliated sites that partner with the National Park ...

NEW YORK — Monday, Jan. 20, commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, though the majority of ...

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is renewing accusation that Charleston County schools violated state law when it ...

Woodrow Wilson — 28th president, proponent of the League of Nations and a leader of the early 20th century Progressive ...

I remember going to Stone Mountain with my grandma Kay when I was growing up in DeKalb County. She loved the fudge, and we both enjoyed the train. Even as a child, I felt uncomfortable and confused by ...

A park that was the site of fierce fighting during the Battle of Hanover has a new name, in honor of the Union soldiers that ...

Channeling his inner Bo and Luke Duke, the officer was able to use the driver’s side window to get in and out of the police ...

America must take a look at the ongoing racial violence and the monuments we build in service or resistance to it.