COLUMBUS, GA. (WRBL) — It was a historic morning for a historic African American church that has been one of the cornerstones of South Columbus. The ground was ceremoniously broken for a new Mt.

Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church of Opelousas is celebrating its 100th year anniversary this week. Activities begin today to mark the church's centennial. The church is located at 621 Narrow Street. Revival ...

Beaten down and desperate for freedom, escaping slaves paddled a wooden raft up the Mississippi River from Missouri. The treacherous trip in 1863 at the height of the Civil War eventually landed them ...