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Though a difficult “attraction” you’ll learn more about slavery in Charlottesville and the life of Sally Hemings ... and foundation have with Hemings descendants, as they are the backbone ...

Harrison Ruffin Tyler was just three generations from the White House, since his father and grandfather both fathered children in their 70s. The chemical engineer helped preserve his family's legacy.

The Ross County Historical Society is looking for donations for their new local African-American history exhibit.

LET FREEDOM RING (15A: Repeated phrase in Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech) Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered at a civil rights rally in Washington D.C. on ...

The Afrikaners who arrived in the United States this month are descendants of the European colonizers who settled in South Africa about four centuries ago. They created the system of apartheid in ...

But like the rest of the descendants, her US citizenship stands in the way of fully living her life guilt-free. The Gaza war 'fundamentally changed what I want in life and where I want to work ...

Williams and other advocates are lobbying for millions in public funds for Black Tulsans. “We requested $25 million for housing for descendants,” Williams said. “What we need is rooftops — that would ...

The fact that Thomas Jefferson had children with Sally Hemings was denied by Jefferson's family for almost two centuries–until DNA evidence confirmed it. A descendent of Sally Hemings learns the ...

An emotional Sally Fitzgibbons has broken down in tears after narrowly scraping through her elimination round heat at the Margaret River Pro, keeping her hopes of avoiding the mid-season cut alive.