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The daguerreotype within its original leather frame.

Found: The Oldest-Known Photograph of Enslaved African Americans With Cotton

The daguerreotype records their faces, but not their names.

Sabrina Imbler December 4, 2019

First Lady Grace Coolidge in 1926 with what was meant to be dinner.

Why President Coolidge Never Ate His Thanksgiving Raccoon

A tradition as American as apple pie, and older than the Constitution.

Luke Fater November 26, 2019

The roots of a tulip poplar, a common hardwood tree with medicinal properties.

How Civil War Plant Remedies Could Improve Modern Medicine

An old medical botanical guide offers new avenues for research.

Evan Nicole Brown May 23, 2019

Buffalo Ribs

In Arkansas, this order will land you a plate of fried fish.

Portrait of Omar ibn Said, also known as Uncle Moreau.

The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Enslaved Muslim Man Is Now Online

The Library of Congress has digitized the works of Omar ibn Said in both Arabic and English.

Jonathan Carey January 25, 2019

Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale

Birmingham's sinus-clearing soda was a popular way to enhance bootlegged hooch during Prohibition.

Southern Butter Rolls

The sweet, spiraled pastries were once a staple on cold days in the American South.

Pawleys Island, in gray.

What a South Carolina Ghost Story Says About Hurricanes and History

The Gray Man was a warning that it was time to leave.

Matthew Taub September 14, 2018

Fried Chicken Gizzards

These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.

Coca-Cola and Peanuts

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.

Burgoo

It’s only fitting that a racehorse named after this Kentucky stew won the state’s signature Derby.

Livermush

North Carolina's “poor man’s pâté” is rich in flavor.

No pig pickin' is complete without a pig pickin' cake.

Pig Pickin' Cake

The Southern barbecue staple offers a sweet, tropical chaser to the main course.

Delicious vanilla snow cream, made from snow, vanilla extract, and condensed milk.

Snow Cream

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.

Author Zora Neale Hurston at the New York Times Book Fair in 1937, not long after she completed her interviews with Cudjo Lewis.

An Unpublished Work by Zora Neale Hurston Is Set for Release in 2018

"Barracoon" tells the story of the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade.

Ashawnta Jackson December 19, 2017

Mrs. Fisher's knack for making pickled goods earned her accolades and awards. Pickles (pictured here circa 1960) remain a pillar of southern cooking.

Celebrating Abby Fisher, One of the First African-American Cookbook Authors

Chefs are recreating pickled foods she made as an ex-slave turned successful chef.

Paula Mejia December 8, 2017

The trees against an ominous sky.

Slope Point, New Zealand

Slope Point

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

A selection of deep-fried peanuts.

Deep-Fried Peanuts

You eat the shell, too.