Explore the American Civil War's history, causes like slavery and states' rights, key events including Gettysburg and Antietam, and the war's lasting impact on the United States

Murphy, who would become an American Hall of Fame jockey, was born in Clark County in 1861. He became one of the most famous jockeys of the 19th century and one of the best of all time.

A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, destroying one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses where scores of enslaved Africans labored, has sparked joy and anger onl

Dr. E. Curtis Alexander has dedicated his life to preserving the history of the U.S. Colored Troops, whose contributions during the Civil War ensured the Union’s victory—and the end of slavery.

The setting for their flights was what became known as the “Blue Highway,” which ran up and down the Eastern Seaboard and enabled enslaved people to escape as stowaways in below-deck hideaways.

After a fire engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses in the Deep South where scores of enslaved Africans labored, video footage of the combusted landmark lit the internet ablaze with mass jubilation and consternation over the weekend.

For many in the Natchez community, the scars from racism run deep and the struggle is far from over, as evidenced by stories shared at an event Wednesday evening at 1720 Gallery at 227 N. Martin Luther King Jr.