There are, off the more well-trod in the National Park System, lesser-known parks that nevertheless offer some unexpected ...

Most anyone knows that Harriet Tubman served as spy, soldier, nurse and North Star navigator during the Civil War.

In 1863, abolitionist Harriet Tubman guided a raid that liberated nearly 760 enslaved people working on rice plantations ...

A former USAID worker has a new mission. She's hoping to connect philanthropists with overseas programs that have lost — or ...

Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall called for an end to Confederate Memorial Day in South Carolina. Here, he shares emails from readers who disagreed uncivilly.

South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought ...

Start your visit at the Hillsborough Visitors Center, housed in the historic Alexander Dickson House. This former Confederate ...

The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, on April 12 ... asks ...

For visitors to Florence, Palmetto Peddlers offers a unique way to take home a piece of South Carolina history. Rather than a mass-produced souvenir, you might find a vintage postcard of local ...

Reform could be heading for another civil war following their election wins, Tory insiders claim. Nigel Farage’s party is celebrating dramatic election wins, with Reform’s Sarah Pochin ...

Proud of her Southern roots and fervently pro-slavery, Rose O'Neal Greenhow wanted to support the Confederacy in any way she could. And in the early days of the Civil War, she got her chance when ...

South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought to preserve slavery.