After the Civil War, many former slaves were still associated with their former owners, they were buried on their owner’s property.

Smithfield, Virginia, is full of charm, with historic homes, scenic riverfront parks, quirky pig statues, local shops, and the world’s oldest ham. Here are the best things to do on your next visit.

President Donald Trump has landed in Texas for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding that has ...

The digital dots on the map document pockmarks of racism that spread to every state between the two world wars. VCU's “Mapping the Second Ku Klux Klan, 1915-1940” pinpoints where ...

A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on ...

Come take a stroll along one of London’s most charming riverside paths. Strand-on-the-Green, opposite Kew, is ridiculously ...

Elizabeth Van Lew of Richmond, Va., was a Southern belle with Northern sympathies. She secretly aided the Union war effort.

The Vicksburg National Military Park today stretches over 1800 acres worth of ravines, woods, and fields. The Vicksburg ...

Eight of the 28 seats on the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Council are up for grabs in the July 12, 2025, election.

In the heart of Fredericksburg sits a golden-signed temple of crispy deliciousness that makes locals commit geographic ...

Danville, Virginia sits like a well-kept secret along the Dan River, a place where historic brick buildings stand proudly alongside modern innovations, and where Southern hospitality isn’t just a ...

Some of Richmond's seedy side during the Civil War was focused in expected places like Shockoe Bottom, which at the time was the heart of the slave trading district (and is still a good place to ...