Alton residents gathered at the Lovejoy Monument to honor journalist Elijah P. Lovejoy's enduring legacy in civil rights.

Today is Thursday, Nov. 7, the 312th day of 2024. There are 54 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the U.S. House of Representatives, ...

Explore the extraordinary life of Sarah Ridge, daughter of Cherokee leader Major Ridge. From her family’s tragic journey on the Trail of Tears to building a new life in Texas, Sarah’s story weaves ...

The freedom of speech is today threatened in the West to a degree not seen since the nineteenth-century classical liberals ...

On November 3rd, 2024, a musical event at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco will echo through the annals of American history. The Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra & Chorus will present the world ...

At least seven states have taken slavery exceptions out of their constitutions. In California and Nevada, so-called slavery "loopholes" are on this year's ballot. Much like the 13th Amendment in ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Samoa’s Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata’afa addresses the final press conference at the ...

MALUA, Samoa — Britain’s former colonies agreed “the time has come” for a conversation about reparatory justice for the slave trade, after a row over the issue dominated the Commonwealth’s biennial ...

Commonwealth leaders have gathered in Samoa for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week. This is the first time the summit has taken place on a Pacific Small Island ...

King says Commonwealth has 'painful' history Member countries push for slavery reparations Climate pledge also on agenda APIA, Samoa, Oct 25 (Reuters) - King Charles said on Friday the ...

(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File) FILE - Sets of shackled used in the transportation of slaves, on display at the new International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, England, Friday Aug 17, 2007. (AP ...

The 1837 Compensation Act led to 20 million pounds, 40% of the national budget at the time, being paid to plantation owners for the loss of their slaves. It took until 2015 for the Bank of England ...