As the group of men moved stealthily over the undulating Virginia hills, a light breeze in the October night gently wicked ...

The site of Storer College, established after the Civil War to educate formerly enslaved people, represents an important chapter in the struggle for equality and opportunity. Though the college closed ...

National Park Partners of Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Moccasin Bend announces it has been chosen as a recipient of a $150,000 grant from the Historic Property/Land Acquisition Fund from the State of ...

A Howard University professor has urged lefty “white allies” to be more like an infamous Civil War-era abolitionist who was hanged for murder. Dr. Stacey Patton, a journalism professor, made the ...

Abolitionist John Brown and his armed followers snuck into the town of Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, which is now West Virginia, as most of its residents slept. They took around 60 local people as ...

HARPER’S FERRY, W. Va. (WCSC) - The raid on Harpers Ferry, an attempt to ignite a slave rebellion that would have a heavy hand in launching the Civil War kicked off 166 years ago. Abolitionist John ...

She is a direct descendant of one of abolitionist John Brown's anti-slavery raiders who laid siege to the U.S. armory at Harpers Ferry in a bloody 1859 assault that set the stage for the Civil War.

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — By the roiling rapids of converging rivers, President Donald Trump's campaign to have the government tell a happier story of American history confronts its toughest challenge.

Brianna Wheeler poses for a photo at Peninsula Park, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. (AP) — By the roiling rapids of converging rivers, President ...

Jordan Green is an investigative correspondent based in Greensboro, N.C., who covers right-wing extremism for Raw Story. His work has been featured in a host of publications, including the Washington ...