LEWISBURG — Union County’s history of slavery, often overshadowed by larger national narratives, reveals a complex and ...

Note: In recent weeks, this column has offered profiles of former members of Hannibal’s First Congregational Church, who ...

"By finding these names, we are releasing them to give back these enslaved people some of their dignity," said Sarah Bader-King, executive director of the John Wornall House Museum.

His legend grew in 1907 when he stopped the infamous Henry Starr from robbing the town bank without even showing up ...

In a historic Northfield cemetery, a large headstone stands tall with the name “Lonkey” and the years 1845-1911. Buried underneath, one of the soldiers who tracked down the first political ...

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From the founding of the United States until long after the Civil War, hundreds of the elected leaders writing the nation’s laws were current or former slaveowners.

Several Illinois counties that have explored the idea of secession might be welcomed with open arms in Indiana. Legislators in Indiana's Republican-majority General Assembly have introduced a ...

Mike Bousselot, R-Ankeny, said he will introduce a bill in the Iowa General Assembly to purchase the bottom nine counties of Minnesota and make them part of Iowa. On X, formerly Twitter, ...

While the question was being debated early in 2024 by the Madison County Board, some Republicans expressed interest in joining Missouri, rather than creating a new state. However, the question was ...

A Republican Iowa senator wants to "make Minnesota Iowa again" by introducing a bill that would allow Iowa to buy nine southern Minnesota counties. Sen. Mike Bousselot, R-Ankeny, announced the ...