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 ...

News first visited the Booker T. Washington cemetery in February. The same viewer who contacted us back then, reached out ...

The McKinney center in Jonesborough putting together an exhibit of the former Booker T. Washington school in the county.

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 ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s been 160 years since the Emancipation of Booker T. Washington; a Franklin County native born into slavery, who became a monumental figure in African American ...

One man who claims that he wasn't surprised by the news that R-Truth was going to be released, was WWE Hall of Famer and NXT commentator Booker T. Speaking on the latest episode of his Hall of ...

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker appealed to their hearts. Gov. Andy Beshear spoke to their minds. The senator from New Jersey and the governor of Kentucky both urged Democrats from around Florida to restore ...

The Cowboys have three first-round picks on their offensive line, including Booker, and a third-rounder in Beebe. But they are young, with Booker the youngest. He vows not to hold back the offense. “I ...

(The Center Square) – Washington’s national forests are safe from being purchased after U. S.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has broken the record for the longest Senate speech ever, slamming Donald Trump’s DOGE cuts for over 25 hours.