American artist Winslow Homer painted A Visit from the Old Mistress in 1876. In it he portrays the tension that existed between white plantation owners and their former slaves following emancipation.

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The rain will taper off later Thursday morning as this storm system moves into the Rockies, where it will help trigger the major severe weather threat by Friday. There is increased potential for a ...