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November 21, 2023
On Monday afternoon, people gathered at Oak Grove Cemetery to honor George Washington "Pappy" Dupee and his contributions to western Kentucky.
December 21, 2022
The site will no longer host a very insensitive kind of vacation listing.
June 23, 2022
Hiram Young was a former slave that became a free man and made a fortune as a wheelmaker in the 1800s
May 5, 2022
Eilene Morris, the great-great-granddaughter of former slave Nettie Pearson, says she hopes her family's home can become a beacon of hope and positive change.
January 29, 2021
A dress probably attributed to Elizabeth Keckly which was worn by Mary Todd Lincoln from 1862-64. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) The business of fashion has been dominated by men for centuries. But a new exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem is celebrating pioneering women whove influenced the industrys evolution. Among the more than 100 female designers represented is Elizabeth Keckly, a former enslaved person who — against a myriad of odds — went on to become Mary Todd Lincolns dressmaker. ...