Enslaved griots were the originators of the tales of Bre’r Rabbit, sharing adapted West African fables after long days working. "This is Black history," says one historian.

Athens native Michael Thurmond shares the anti-slavery feelings of Georgia's founder, General James Oglethorpe.

Dr. James Livingood, distinguished UTC professor, discussed the removal of the Cherokee from this area in excerpts from his "Chattanooga: Illustrated History:" ...

U.S. Army Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman's 1864 "March to the Sea" was not a "total war" campaign against the Confederacy as ...

Gabbard advances: Senators voted on party lines to push forward the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic member ...

With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...

From Chinn Ho to David Murdock, here are the men and occasional women selected as the year’s most influential leaders.

Republicans have been trying to regain control of the state elections apparatus for years. With state Auditor Dave Boliek, they have a shot.

A 90-minute walking tour details the city’s role in promoting slavery throughout the South and the driving force of faith to survive and triumph over it.

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...

THOMASVILLE- Historic footage from a baseball game played at Thomasville, Georgia’s Pebble Hill Plantation has made its way for inclusion in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in ...