Prologue -- Mesopotamia versus Mount Airy : the demographic contrast -- Sarah Affir and her Mesopotamia family -- Winney Grimshaw and her Mount Airy family -- "Dreadful idlers" in the Mesopotamia cane ...

Over 150 years ago the Lehigh Valley was transforming itself from a rural region to an industrial powerhouse. One of the ...

An exhibition in Gee’s Bend, AL tells the story of Dinah Miller’s arrival and her enduring influence on the community, its ...

A Christmas Carol is usually read as a Victorian morality tale about capitalism and compassion. Yet an autographed script ...

Roman North Africa went from a place where Christians were persecuted to a region known for its devotion.

A High Court judge has halted the planned sale of dozens of state-subsidised homes in Cape Town, warning it could lead to ...

About 40 minutes by boat from the Brazilian city of Belem where this year's U.N. climate talks are being held is a community ...

Sugar's history is far from sweet. What we now see as a basic pantry staple used to be a rare luxury. For centuries, it was ...

Like the old saying goes, when the going gets tough, the tough get going. But even the toughest people still need encouragement every now and again. If you’ve encountered setbacks in pursuit of your ...

One of South Africa’s oldest cultural events, the Zulu Reed Dance is a coming-of-age tradition for young girls who are taught about their traditions from older generations. It’s held at the eNyokeni ...

The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday began to display a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at ...