The Civil War ended in 1865, exactly 160 years ago. While the societal topic of race and the war’s deeply rooted issues still linger in the modern world in new ways, the bloodshed of battles that were ...

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

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend’s service for the first Black mayor ...

Once the arsenal of the Confederacy and a manufacturer of shells during both World Wars, Tredegar ceased operations for good ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – In celebration of the Lunar New Year, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) will be hosting ChinaFest: Year of the Wood Snake. On Saturday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 ...

The Civil War Museum is hosting its Civil War Medical Weekend, with the 17th Corps Field Hospital — the largest Civil War Medical unit in the Midwest — hosting activities and demonstrations.

Cheryl Miller and Amar'e Stoudemire had a unique experience at the National Civil Rights Museum on Sunday. The two visited the museum alongside Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith, which meant ...

But Tom Hanks - star of films including Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan and Big - has written a letter endorsing a mobile Second World War Museum in Meinciau, Carmarthenshire. Seimon Pugh-Jones ...

Dr. King's legacy lives on! The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is honoring the legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 20 with free admission on MLK Day. Museum admission is ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Florida Civil Rights Museum hosted its inaugural gala event Thursday evening, inducting 22 people onto the museum’s Wall of Distinction. The event celebrated the ...