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Wilhelm: John Brown Jr. called to action to defend islands from Confederates
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLast week’s column, based on a book “Sketches and Stories of the Lake Erie Islands” written by Lydia J. Ryall and published in 1913, talked about John Brown Jr., the son of the famous abolitionist ...
The islands of Louisville: How to visit and what to know about these Ohio River spots
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Ohio River is a relentless force, shaping and reshaping the landscape in its path. Despite...
Friday is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does Florida still celebrate it and what does it mean?
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFlorida does not seem to want to let go of its Confederate heritage. On Friday, April 26, the state of Florida officially honors the Floridians who took up arms in the Confederate battle against ...
Navy renames 2 streets on Bangor submarine base to remove names tied to the Confederacy
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBANGOR — Hunley Road and Lee Street are no more, but Ramirez de Arellano Road and Joyner Drive are...
Biden signs bill to name Oxnard post office after local civil rights leader
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFive years after the death of Ventura County civil rights leader John R. Hatcher III, Congress has...
Who is buried at this 140-year-old SLO County cemetery? Tour reveals forgotten history
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe city of Arroyo Grande can trace its roots back to the 19th century. But who were the people who...
Bonnet Shores: More than a beach getaway. Exploring its Revolutionary roots
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAs the summer moves along, thousands of Rhode Islanders will head for Bonnet Shores in Narragansett...
The President's power to pardon is broad, unchallengeable, and almost unlimited. Here are 25 of the...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFormer Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in 1974.David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images US...
Eagles 2023 schedule release: Top sights to see on road trips
NBC Sports Philadelphia via Yahoo Sports· 12 months agoGoing to an Eagles road game? Some of the best sights to see originally appeared on NBC Sports...
The remarkable Pollards, the first Black family to settle in Rogers Park
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAs his son saw it, the challenges Fritz Pollard and his siblings faced as the first Black family in West Rogers Park were a major reason for their success in life. “Growing up in an all-white ...