On New Year’s Day 1863, the Confederacy managed to break the Union blockade choking its ports by capturing Galveston, Texas.

Confederate forces burned Pinhook Bridge twice in 1863 during two separate Civil War battles in Lafayette. Today, most ...

An intimate Mississippi River voyage proves that for culture-loving travelers, less onboard flash can mean a far richer ...

The pending Supreme Court decision threatens to gut section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and minority representation nationwide ...

For the next year, Mississippi will take part in America250, a variety of projects, initiatives and programming aimed at ...

Soskin used her background growing up in Jim Crow-era U.S.A. to educate others about the experiences of Black Americans ...

If you do get a chance to visit the Freedom Center, don’t miss these standout exhibits, according to Nimmo.

The 2026 spring season of the Frankfort Heritage Lecture series has been unveiled and contains a special lineup of capital ...

The riverfront itself is a natural amenity that offers endless free entertainment – watching the barges push their way up and down the Mississippi, observing the birds and wildlife, or simply sitting ...

Her film “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” earned an Oscar nomination in 1988 and was inducted into the National Film Registry for its cultural significance.

FROM music legends like Ozzy to literary icons such as Jilly Cooper, 2025 saw the loss of many beloved celebrities. Here The ...

Vicksburg just is what it is – a beautiful, historic river town that happens to have an incredible story to tell. The people who live here aren’t tour guides in costume; they’re regular folks who just ...