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Reporters Joel Ebert and Erik Schelzig’s new book delves into Tennessee’s history of political scandal

Engineer Barry Thacker presents the history of Coal Creek to students and others. He tells how Welsh coal miners ended convict leasing in Tennessee

It is always interesting to read information relating to the early days of Rhea County, and this article from the Tuesday, January 28, 1908 Chattanooga Star newspaper is certainly no

Many people believe the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlaws slavery, but thats not exactly true. The 13th Amendment bans slavery "except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted." A long series of nationally publicized events known as the Coal Creek War tested this concept.

Many people believe the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlaws slavery, but that’s not exactly true.

A sentiment analysis of the lyrics of some of Spotify's most popular songs and artists categorizes them as either optimists or pessimists. Kind of.

As social inequality mounts, so does the campaign to keep us in darkness. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost.com August Wilson wrote 10 plays chronicling Black life in the 20th century. His favorite, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, is set in 1911 in a boarding house in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. T

Elizabethton considers taxing authority, Bob Taylor elected governor again, Girl Scouts groups look to grow closer and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.