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Black History

Atlantic Beach, South Carolina

Atlantic Beach Historical Marker

This town at the north edge of Myrtle Beach holds a wealth of Black history.

A tiny, whiskered archaeologist (aka a common black rat) emerges from its nest.

In Colonial Williamsburg, Thieving Rats Save History

Historians owe a debt of gratitude to these furry pilferers.

Amy Crawford August 10, 2023

Podcast: Gullah Museum

A small museum tells the stories of the Gullah Geechee people and how they've shaped America.

The Podcast Team August 9, 2023

Shanty Bay, Ontario

Oro African Church

One of the last remaining structures built by a community of African Canadians in the 19th century.

Washington, D.C.

Alma Thomas House

For over 70 years, this house was home to a pioneering Black artist and educator.

The Cincinnati home of Quaker and abolitionist Levi Coffin, seen here around 1905, was a stop on the Underground Railroad.

The Underground Railroad Was the Ultimate Conspiracy to Southern Enslavers

And justified the most extreme responses.

Colin Dickey July 11, 2023

Spencerport, New York

Fairfield Cemetery

It is one of the few places in Rochester that has both Union and Confederate soldiers buried and honored.

Richmond, Virginia

Henry "Box" Brown

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

Nashville, Tennessee

Silver Sands Cafe

Visit a family-run restaurant that has been serving the epitome of soul food for more than seven decades.

Museum entrance

Seattle, Washington

Northwest African American Museum

Now a museum, once the site of the longest act of civil disobedience in United States history.

The practice field looking toward home plate from left field

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta Black Crackers Practice Field

One of the only remaining vestiges of baseball's Negro Leagues in Atlanta.

Aerial photo of 1440 Forest Avenue

Staten Island, New York

Site of the Cherry Lane Cemetery

How did a historical Black burial ground become a Staten Island strip mall?

All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura

military history

Puzzle Monday: War Heroes Crossword

AO Puzzles May 1, 2023

The aluminum time capsule was buried under Freedom Plaza in 1988.

Washington, D.C.

MLK Time Capsule at Freedom Plaza

Beneath unsuspecting visitors feet, a capsule containing pieces of America’s civil rights history.

<em>There is a Future</em>, 2020

Reclaiming Georgia's Stone Mountain Through Haunting Landscape Images

Photographer Sheila Pree Bright wanted to find a new way of seeing the site and its connection to centuries of racism.

Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing April 21, 2023

Podcast: John Brown’s Farm

A monument to a famed abolitionist and the fight for Black suffrage.

The Podcast Team April 20, 2023

Podcast: For Keeps Books

The place to find rare and classic books by Black authors.

The Podcast Team April 19, 2023

One of the 2.000 mummified ram heads found in the Temple of Ramses II, in the historical city of Abydos, Egypt.

Wonder Is Everywhere: 2,000 Ram Skulls, a Cold War Mystery, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

April White April 14, 2023