CAIRO — The Cairo Historical Preservation Project, Inc. is partnering with Illinois universities to showcase the region’s history as defined by the African American community. The Heritage Trail and ...

The Mamluk Sultanate (1250-1517) -- Pious patronage -- Motivation and perception of monumental patronage -- The patronage of the civilian elite -- Ceremonial culture -- Treasures, status and style -- ...

The Cairo African American Heritage Trail and Oral History Project (CAAHT) will launch Friday, Dec. 5, allowing residents and guests to visit specific African American history sites in Cairo, Illinois ...

CAIRO — There are still traces of the grandeur brought by the age of the railroad, but it’s seemingly few and far-between these days. This year’s third annual Bear and Butterflies public art project ...

CAIRO — Cairo locals are hoping to preserve Ward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the three remaining Black landmarks in the area. The Rev. Ronnie Woods, current pastor at the closed ...

Cairo, Illinois, a city surrounded by levees at the southernmost tip of the state and known as "Little Egypt" because of its namesake Egyptian city on the Nile River, is known for bridges and bridge ...