THINGS GOT WEIRD Metal Detecting a Plantation House from 1850 in Mississippi! When we started to crawl under the house things got really strange! Join us on this adventure as we find old relics, coins ...

The Delta plantation system started in the 19th ... the backbreaking work of clearing the wild forest and subduing the Mississippi River with levees. As a result of the slaves' labor, the Delta ...

Over the next few years, the Department of Archives and History aims to revitalize some of the state's most beloved historical sites.

From the plantations of 19th century Mississippi to the steel mills of 20th century Youngstown to the board rooms of any major 21st century metropolis, work has long been a defining trait of the black ...

The Mississippi Delta gave birth to a blues style that links most directly to the work songs and field hollers of slaves on Southern plantations. The slaves brought the musical traditions of their ...

This spring the Lakeport Plantation Museum, an Arkansas State University Heritage Site, will host a reading retreat focusing ...

Mississippi is a state rich with history ... In 1890, the sprawling Windsor Plantation was marred by a fire, leaving only 29 large columns standing from the home of Smith Coffee Daniell II.