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The military records show that Melvin Bean, Samuel Blalock, John Burns, Albert D.J. Cashier, Lyons Wakeman and Frank Thompson fought on American battlefields during the Civil War. Research shows ...
Nearly 24,000 African American troops from Kentucky fought in the American Civil War. Now a new photo exhibit in downtown Louisville is sharing some of their stories. Reckoning Inc., and Roots 101 ...
Leading historians aim to restore and grow respect for enslaved people and their descendants on Juneteenth, commemorating the ...
Inside a small, unassuming garage in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, powerful mementos and artifacts from the Civil War honor Black ...
Retropolis Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War. As the new administration tries to ban certain people from the military, a history lesson may show us which Americans are battle-tested.
Camp Nelson. Company B is not the only way Black civil war soldiers are being recognized for their role in history. Camp Nelson National Park in Kentucky, established in 2018, preserves the land ...
ST PAUL, Minn. — Fort Snelling staff are hoping a public art project will help educate people and commemorate the service of African American soldiers who served in the Civil War and enlisted in ...
Photo: Murray Close/A24 This article contains spoilers for “Civil War.” At the climax of the divisive movie “Civil War,” American soldiers snake through the White House to hunt down the ...
A Black Civil War soldier's unmarked grave Up North finally gets a headstone For years, the residents of a tiny U.P. town laid flowers and flags on an unmarked grave in their cemetery.
My great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in 1820, was one of the more than 200,000 names listed on the African American Civil War Memorial in ...
The Buffalo Soldiers were Black troops who served in segregated units formed after the Civil War mostly for duty in the West. (Emma Reed/The Morning Call) Originally Published: July 27, 2024 at 2: ...