We are metal detecting a forgotten wagon road we found that dates back to the 1800s! Heath Jones from the History Seekers took his Minelab Equinox 800 metal detector into the woods of Alabama where he ...

WJCC Schools last changed the name of one of its schools in 2017. Before it was Laurel Lane Elementary, the elementary school ...

College professor recounts a civil rights tour, and wonders how to share such topics with students without breaking the law.

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

A look at slavery through the eyes of a young woman named Harriet, who was sold at auction in 1861 to pay for her white owner's debt.

Black History Month is celebrated every February, the shortest and one of the coldest months of the year. At first glance it may not seem like a very festive choice, but there’s a significance to ...

Alabama legislative session is underway. On the top of the agenda for the Alabama Senate: selecting a new leader. Discussions are also in the works when it comes to Glock switches and Martin Luther ...

A complex drama about a fictional Illinois-based Black American political family and the Civil Rights movement, “Purpose” returns Jacobs-Jenkins to Broadway after winning three Tony Awards in 2023 ...

The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...

President Donald Trump is making plans to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence with an “extraordinary ...

During America’s Prohibition era and beyond, Alabamians needed places to imbibe out of sight of law enforcement officers. In ...