African Americans in Mercer County have a legacy spanning two centuries of progress. Runaway slaves secreted along stations of the Underground Railroad to Liberia, a settlement founded by Richard Trav
The self-help guide The African-American Family’s Guide to Tracing Our Roots Healing, Understanding, & Restoring Our Families specifically is written in hope that we might rethink past events, exp
In 1912, Farrell took its name from James A. Farrell, president of US Steel at the time. Founded 11 years earlier as South Sharon, this lively 20th-century boomtown emerged from swamp and woodlands an
