Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Through powerful storytelling, a new documentary portrays how racial segregation in Wilmington followed people into their graves. ...

JACKSON — As a boy growing up in west Jackson, Larry Thurman said he used to go down to Mt. Olive Cemetery on John R. Lynch Street to play around the statue of James (Jim) Hill, a former slave who was ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There is a simple sign at the front entrance, but some residents say there is nothing simple about the problem the community sees. "It is deplorable," said LaTonya Latimore.

MOUNT OLIVE, Miss. (WDAM) -Trent Lewis and his crew used everything from high-powered equipment to good old-fashioned elbow grease to help bring some life to a cemetery in Mount Olive. “We do all the ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A group in Montgomery County is working to preserve the history of the oldest African American cemetery in Clarksville, but the path to preservation hasn’t always been easy ...

CHICAGO -- Several headstones were damaged and five people were arrested during a fight at Mount Olive Cemetery on the city's Northwest Side. The fight, which may be gang-related, caused thousands of ...

The Leaf-Chronicle will showcase local trailblazers, intellectuals, activists and heroes in February during Black History Month. These Clarksville legends helped to tear down racial barriers during ...