While many of the documents contain antebellum treasures like silver serveware, rifles and horses, Georgia Brown is looking for more haunting line items: slaves.

Like most historic southern cities, Athens has its fair share of ghost sightings and other supernatural occurrences. Two ...

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Investors are wondering if they’re going to get their money back after First Liberty Building & Loan of Newnan abruptly closed its doors amid state and federal scrutiny.

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By 1860, there were 180,000 slaves, and by the end of the Civil War, more than 250,000. The reason for the large growth in the number of slaves between 1860 and 1865 was a diabolical one.

Local News LIST: Here's how Central Georgia is celebrating the Juneteenth holiday There are multiple ways to learn about history, experience culture, and share in community celebrations.

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In “Superfine,” the Africana-studies scholar Monica L. Miller explores the links between style, self-presentation, and survival.

Fifty years ago, Lee Elder broke the Masters' color barrier, confronting the ugly history of racism in America and the natural beauty at Augusta.

Savannah defies expectations at every moss-draped corner—it’s Georgia’s first city and a coastal treasure that somehow manages to feel like the world’s most elegant small town despite its significant ...