MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The remaining descendants of the last ship carrying enslaved Africans to land in the U.S. in 1860 met Saturday in Mobile, Alabama, for a memorial ceremony.

Descendants of Wilhelm and Katherine Peters Francke met for the 90th time at a reunion east of Lincoln last month.

There are some moments in time that are so incredible that they're almost unbelievable. The "receipts or it didn't happen" ...

Momentum has been building in Illinois to research the state’s extensive Underground Railroad sites and decide how to ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

On Independence Day, we celebrate our willingness to to push this nation toward liberty and justice for all — not just the rich and powerful.

Salt Lake City resident Jim Crane is a month away from celebrating his 100th birthday — and his experiences fighting in the ...

As one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age dynasties, the Astor family's money and influence still make waves.

Workers began emptying the time capsule vault in advance of the town's annual Fourth of July celebration. You can see the ...

An agreement has been reached regarding property confiscated from the Hohenzollern family: Items currently displayed in ...

Hoping to see some of my Sunday readers at today’s Victoria Pride parade! Meet MLA Rob Botterell and me at the marshaling ...

The full line-up for the 2025 Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF), the longest running annual festival of Arab arts and ...