Local history buffs and anyone who appreciates how the Underground Railroad helped escaped slaves find freedom should mark Aug. 12 on their calendar. There will be a grave marking ceremony at 11 a.m.

Hunched over, propping himself up with one arm with his hand firmly on the earth, Rick Brown delicately digs dirt and debris from the top of an aging grave marker. He didn't know the man, a veteran, ...

Fans of the late musician Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown think he's special, and now, so does the Texas Historical Commission. The commission has granted the late Grammy-winner a state marker, even though ...

GREENFIELD — Rick Brown has it down to a science: Scrub. Sand. Wax. Repeat. The Greenfield resident and Army veteran of the Vietnam War has spent the past six years restoring hundreds of bronze ...

HERE AT THE COURTHOUSE TO REMEMBER THE MURDER OF WILL BROWN A BLACK MANHO W WAS LYNCHED RIGHT HERE AT THIS COURTHOUSE IN 1919 FOR A CRIME. HE DIDN’T COMMIT MUSIC. AND A COMMUNITY OF ALL TYPES OF ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - For many here in Omaha, this year’s Juneteenth celebration has become a very special celebration. First, Juneteenth is now a national holiday and after more than 100 years, Omaha ...

In 1906, from a window in his tiny office on the second floor of what was called Stone Hall, Atlanta University professor W.E.B. Du Bois watched Atlanta burn. The 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre shocked ...