Today's Black History Moment: On November 12, 1925, Charlie Simon “Sike” Blackwell was born outside of Yanceyville, NC on a family farm that stretched over 1...

The Honorable Bredford Brown, a United States Senator, was born in Caswell County, NC in 1795. He would later graduate from UNC in 1813 where he studied law....

My mother's family has always silently acknowledged that Henry Major Graves (1817-1894) was most likely my 3rd Great Grandfather. Henry was a white slave own...

Last night I read a document about my 5th Great Grandfather, Holiday Haithcock, born around 1750, who fought in the American Revolution and his initial appli...