Now, I am standing in Benin, a place which holds a part of my heritage, watching the rhythm of the crowd and the invocation of spirits, and thinking of the father who raised me—and also the other who ...

A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic into slavery in the Americas will change later this month.

Stacker compiled a list of noteworthy milestones from each year of country music history, using a variety of news articles, historical resources, and more.