A year after they filed a federal lawsuit to end “a modern-day form of slavery,” the plaintiffs representing prisoners in ...

The symbolism of taking a bus full of Black and white Transylvanians down to Montgomery, Alabama this spring does not escape group organizer the Rev. Bill Livingston.

I f you plan on making a New Year's resolution, you're in good company. In addition to the millions pledging to change ...

MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) — The annual Jubilee Day Celebration is recognized in North Alabama. The celebration commemorates the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation into law by President Abraham ...

In his narrative, Northup explained that his owner and their neighbors gave their slaves between three and six days off ...

A storm was looming when the inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery was assigned to transport fellow prisoners to their ...

challenging visitors to confront history where it actually happened. The sites are in and around Montgomery, Alabama, a region known for its duality. It once contained a large population of enslaved ...

From the founding of the Southern British colonies in 1606. ... These beliefs continue to influence the contemporary South." ...

No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama. Best ...

During the era of slavery in the Americas, enslaved men, women and children also enjoyed the holidays. Slave owners usually ...