Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson leaves behind a movement that lacks a single unifying leader, but his legacy of inclusion could help it carry on.

A Virginia couple’s efforts to end a ban on interracial marriage nearly 60 years ago is becoming part of a series of US ...

Whether by law, referendum or special election, redistricting efforts are happening across the county. Utah, Florida, and New York, could be next.

Several court challenges, roadblocks in Maryland’s upper chamber and a late special legislative session in Florida are injecting uncertainty into a handful of states looking to pass new ...

The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, a burial ground for more than 1,700 people who escaped slavery, stands alone on a plot of land on the outskirts of historic Old Town Alexandria.

A Virginia court heard arguments Tuesday over the Digital Gateway project that would border Manassas National Battlefield Park.

Their comments come after Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly passed a new congressional map last week.

Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge stands as a testament to this phenomenon – a slice of natural paradise that somehow exists just 30 miles from the nation’s capital yet feels worlds away from the ...

As anger about the presence of ICE in Minneapolis divided the nation, Americans turned to the American Civil War for ...

Polls show Americans want both pride and honesty. Donald Trump and his critics turn history into a purity test.

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Virginia voters are poised to weigh in on a proposed congressional map that would give Democrats an advantage in 10 of the commonwealth’s 11 House seats after Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Friday signed ...