Jonathan W. Walker was one of many Cape Cod men whose early life was all about the sea, born in 1799, Harwich-born captain of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ceremonies across Cape Cod and the Islands will celebrate Juneteenth, the June 19 national holiday that marks the end of slavery ...

Unlike in Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas, slavery was not a hot button issue in Cape May and in much of New Jersey before the Civil War broke out and during the war. Some hotel owners in the pre ...

Like presidents before and after him, Fillmore was challenged by what to do about the slavery issue. At about the same time, the people of the cape, isolated somewhat from the rest of the nation by ...

Six indigo masts have sprouted on the lawn of the Cape Ann Museum Green on Poplar Street, each carrying its own “sail-quilt” interpreting the history of slavery on Cape Ann in a new exhibit running ...

Kamala Harris, the first Black U.S. vice president, on Saturday begins a historic first trip while in office to Africa, with stops scheduled in Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia during her weeklong tour. She ...

Ceremonies across Cape Cod and the Islands will celebrate Juneteenth, the June 19 national holiday that marks the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth, originally recognized by Texas as a ...