This week, Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Nedra Rhone and her 12-year-old daughter Layla are on the road, traveling to five Black history museums in five days. When Rhone was growing up in ...

A mile from where ships dropped shackled Africans off by the thousands and inside a city hall built by forced labor, council members gathered Tuesday to finally apologize for Charleston's role in the ...

Charleston, the South Carolina port city where about 40 percent of enslaved Africans landed in North America after being taken from their homelands, has become the latest city to apologize for its ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The city of Charleston has no shortage of layered history, some remaining uncovered. But one department at the College of Charleston is working to change that with a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The cast of 'Finding Freedom: The Journey of Robert Smalls,' produced by the Charleston Gaillard ...

FILE - The entrance to the Slave Market and Museum in Charleston, South Carolina. More slaves passed through the port of Charleston than anywhere else in America. [email protected] It wasn't easy ...

During the transatlantic slave trade, Charleston, South Carolina was one of the largest slave ports in the United States. But at the height of the Civil War, Charleston’s waterfront was the backdrop ...

A saxophone cried a happy tune as hundreds of people walked up a bright red carpet, settled into dark wood pews framed by glowing stained glass and chatted familiarly with their neighbors. The warm ...

Charleston, South Carolina is soon to welcome the opening of the International African American Museum (IAAM). The new museum is a profound testament to the rich history and enduring legacy of African ...