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 ...

CAIRO, ILL. (WSIL) — Cairo is making history, quite literally, with the launch of the Cairo African American Heritage Trail & Oral History Project. It's a groundbreaking initiative set to bring the ...

CAIRO, Ill. -- This community once envisioned to become a great Midwestern metropolis has suffered from an economic depression for at least half a century. But flickers of life have appeared recently.

CAIRO, Ill. (KFVS) - The Cairo Historical Preservation Project(TCHPP), Inc. will launch the Cairo African American Heritage Trail(CAAHT) and Oral History Project on Friday, November 5. The launch will ...

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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 ...

Throughout history, Cairo has been known as the home of the Pyramids, the enduring legacy of the pharaohs who immortalized themselves in stone tombs. Over time, the city changed hands under many ...