We often talk of the men who shaped Laurel Hill's history, but lost is the impact that many women had on the history of the ...

Samuel Hairston, the plantation’s owner, was reputedly the largest enslaver in the South, Wiencek wrote. But the grand property has stood mostly empty and unused since sharecropping ended last ...

Samuel Hairston, the plantation's owner, was reputedly the largest enslaver in the South, Wiencek wrote. But the grand property has stood mostly empty and unused since sharecropping ended last ...

DANVILLE, Va. — A decision to move the remains of hundreds African American tenant farmers from a former Virginia tobacco plantation to a dedicated burial ground has elicited a range of emotions ...