Southern Heritage and Culture

The History of Appalachia & Its People

  The Appalachian Mountains formed roughly 480 million years ago in what is now the Eastern United States. They stood as towering as the Alps...

Juneteenth celebrates ‘turning point’ in Black, American history

Attendees of Long Beach’s 4th annual Juneteenth celebration dance at Shoreline Aquatic Park on Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing...

8 Places Across the U.S. That Illuminate Black History

The Sun-n-Sand Motor Hotel in Jackson, Miss., where civil rights activists gathered in the 1960s. The Savoy Ballroom in Harlem in New York City,...

Southern U.S. State Joins In Celebration Of National Caribbean American Heritage Month

By NAN Contributor The Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana declared June NCAHM in the state with a proclamation introduced by State Senator Karen Carter...

Kirk Lyons

Billing itself as a defender against "heritage violations" — attacks on the culture and symbols of the Confederacy — the SLRC was formed in...

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