How some enslaved Black people stayed in Southern slaveholding states – and found freedom
For generations, the Underground Railroad has been the quintessential story of resistance against oppression. Yet, the story ...
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Southern sites that expand understanding of Black history
Black History Month is the perfect time to get acquainted with some of the many African American historical sites that dot the South. There is plenty of Black history and culture worth exploring in ...
On July 1, 1776, Thomas Jefferson began recording the weather
Three days before the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, Thomas Jefferson purchased a thermometer from a ...
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Gulf of Mexico will change to Gulf of America in Maps app, Google says
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week requiring the federal government to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on official maps, a move that could take ...