GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — The City of Georgetown took a stand against hate Wednesday evening after passing their own local Hate Crime Ordinance. With an unanimous vote to pass, Georgetown has ...

The remaining generation of “Black Georgetown” residents fight to keep its history alive. The Georgetown of today with its charming row homes and upscale shops is as different as “Black and “White” of ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fifth in a series of articles on Lee Brockington's OLLI lectures featuring the history of Georgetown County. Trees, trees, trees … Everywhere you look in Georgetown County, ...

A genealogical association has launched a new website detailing the family histories of slaves who were sold to keep Catholic-run Georgetown University from bankruptcy in the 1800s. American Ancestors ...

The Georgetown County Historical Society owns and operates that museum that tells much of the history of Georgetown County, South Carolina. The history goes from prehistoric times to telling some of ...

Matthew Quallen (SFS ’16) previously served as a columnist for The Hoya and frequently wrote about Georgetown’s history with slavery. Look back on our archive of his research and opinions on the topic ...

Georgetown University has approved a new "Pathways to Social Justice" requirement for students that teaches, among other things, the school’s role in racism and the history of slavery. Undergraduates ...

Over the last two-and-a-half centuries Georgetown has grown from its humble beginnings to the home base and refuge of the Washington power elite. In the process, the neighborhood has experienced some ...

One-hundred-seventy-eight years ago, the school that would become Georgetown University was free to everyone who was able to attend. It was also massively in debt. To pay that debt, the Jesuits who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The City of Georgetown is ushering in a new era of leadership and making political history along the way Pelicans' Jeremiah Fears ...