In a unique twist on Black History Month education, the city of Bluefield has partnered with Bluefield State University to put on Timeless Through the Decades. The ...

To meet the growing demand for coal in the early 20th century, West Virginia companies needed more miners. African Americans mixed with European immigrants and native Appalachians in the mines and ...

He abandoned ship with the survivors as the West Virginia sank to the bottom of ... of Honor - the highest military honour in the US. African American rights groups also campaigned for Miller ...

When Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, the portion now known as West Virginia broke off to form its own state. Admitted to the Union in 1863, West Virginia was the only state created from ...