The Marquis de Lafayette eventually helped secure his freedom. A statue to James Armistead Lafayette will be dedicated this ...

Arguing a case involving a slave revolt at sea early in his career, Benjamin echoed Shylock’s famous speech in Shakespeare’s ...

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A mysterious formal portrait of an enslaved man named Frederick is expected to sell for as much as $500,000 at auction in New Orleans ...

Exclusive: Treda Collier Dickenman “is both resilient and extraordinary in her courageousness,” attorney Rebecca Brazzano ...

New Civil War research armed with more data gives the fullest picture yet of not just the overall death toll but its disproportionate impact on the South, including Georgia.

The city of New Orleans might still be recovering from hosting the Super Bowl, but that’s not stopping the birthplace of jazz music from getting ready to celebrate it’s biggest annual holiday this ...

The Confederate battle flag is often viewed as a symbol of racism, having been carried by soldiers during the Civil War who were fighting for the perpetuation of "negro slavery" as stated in the ...

New Orleans-based photographers Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick have been documenting life inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary, otherwise known as Angola, since the 1980s. A former slave ...

This iconic stew has a complicated history. Here’s how gumbo became emblematic of both Creole and Cajun cuisines.

Now 33 and an apparently permanent fixture on Louisiana’s payroll, Alice Lee was last fortnight demoted from her $7,500 job as Collector of Revenue to a $5,000 job as State Supervisor of Public ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — Louisiana health leaders are raising concerns about a potential measles outbreak as cases surge in neighboring Texas. Officials are urging residents to take precautions amid ...