President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...
Two Cincinnati poets captured the spirit of the Civil War. Now, an Anderson Township man wants to find the poem that reflects ...
“Lincoln’s Peace” offers a pair of fascinating what ifs. Had the Union maintained a larger and stronger post-Civil War occupying army, could it have banished all the residual slavery practices and ...
"The Spirit of Freedom Celebration" connects IPS students with historical reenactors demonstrating the crucial role African ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- One of the most important African American leaders of the late 1800s was born in North Carolina, but his accomplishments and influence vanished from history for 100 years. Abraham ...