Tennessee has 7 million citizens — 1.5 million are Black, half of those in Memphis, so there are no federal elected officials ...

Even though it’s been 160 years since the Civil War ended, Black Americans are still feeling the effects of the war that almost tore the nation apart. After changing the Confederate names of two ...

Confederate nostalgia, expressed through monument preservation, the “Lost Cause” narrative, and the pervasive display of the battle flag, is rarely just about a simple affection for history. While ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fire fighters use hoses to subdue protestors during the Birmingham Campaign in Birmingham, Alabama, in May 1963. The movement, ...

June Wells, the director of the Confederate Museum at Market Hall looks at the new display case holding swords from the Civil War. The museum opened in 1894. The building was closed for 14 years after ...

Trial lawyers have a saying: When the facts are on your side, pound the facts. When the law is on your side, pound the law. And when neither the facts nor the law are on your side, pound the table.

DECATUR, Ga. -- A Confederate monument has been removed by crane from a town square near Atlanta amid cheers from the watching crowd. As midnight approached on the eve of Juneteenth, the obelisk ...

Unknown well-known documents -- The gathering storm (1787-1860) -- Secession (1859-1861) -- Civil War (1861-1865) -- Reconstruction and fusion (1866-1890) -- The ...

Local kids, if you’re bored over your Thanksgiving break, the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy – “Ladies Who Appreciate Our Southern Heritage” – has something to keep you busy, ...