At the national cemetery there is peace. There is no news to report, no current affairs to parse, no urgent interview ...

James Henry Gooding wrote to Lincoln to demand equal pay for Black Civil War soldiers. Here's his story, including a wedding ...

The Washington Race Course and Jockey Club in Charleston, South Carolina, once stood as a symbol of antebellum wealth and ...

The monument was originally dedicated on Memorial Day 1905 to Black soldiers and sailors who fought for freedom in the Civil ...

Camp William Penn Museum in Montgomery County remembers Black Union soldiers' contributions to their emancipation from slavery.

Veterans gathered Monday at Butler Cemetery in Camden, New Jersey, to honor African American soldiers who served in the Civil ...

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – The Franklin County NAACP has unveiled a monument honoring 70 African American men who served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War, adding to the small but ...

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The idea for a public art monument honoring the military service and sacrifice of local Black heroes of the Civil War is one step closer to realization, thanks to the generous support of the Maryland ...

By the side of the road in a small town in Southern Maryland is an easy-to-miss historical marker. But the story of Camp Stanton is not to be missed.