Juneteenth events at Booker T. Washington National Monument detail the life of the famous author and orator who was freed in Franklin County after being enslaved the first nine years of his life.

This weekend, a historic milestone is being honored in Franklin County. The Booker T. Washington National Monument is commemorating 160 years since his emancipation. The event showcases how the ...

This weekend, a historic milestone is being honored in Franklin County. The Booker T. Washington National Monument is commemorating 160 years since his emancipation.

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in January 1863, but it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, that slavery was officially abolished in Texas, marking the official end of ...

Esi Edugyan’s new novel, Washington Black, which has already been longlisted for the Booker Prize, is the story of the eponymous central character, who in the 1830s is a slave on a Barbados ...

The week leading up to June 19 is packed with cultural events and celebrations to honor our newest federal holiday, memorializing the end of slavery ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson signed off on spending $300,000 over the next two years to hire a researcher to delve into Washington’s history and its connection with the nation’s history of slavery.

An exterior view of the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina, the church is the oldest African Methodist Episcopal church in the south and was constructed in 1891. In June 2015 it was ...

From a 50th birthday celebration of a cinema classic to a fond farewell to a hit teen romance and a killer who seemingly can’t die, there’s streaming to suit all tastes in July ...

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. — The McKinney center in Jonesborough putting together an exhibit of the former Booker T. Washington school in the county. The center is interviewing alumni of the former ...