The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...
More and more projects across Kentucky are uncovering Black history through historical documents, then putting them online ...
American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...
The Civil War ended in 1865, exactly 160 years ago. While the societal topic of race and the war’s deeply rooted issues still linger in the modern world in new ways, the bloodshed of battles that were ...
During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...
The private cemetery is the final resting place for eight Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. "They ...
A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...
"The Buffalo Soldiers hold a special place in our history, leading and serving despite racism," said Rockland Legislator Toney Earl.
The private cemetery is the final resting place for eight Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. "They were men who were colored troops who couldn't be buried in White ...
Dempsey Daniel Butler arrived in Camden, New Jersey, in the 1840s. An abolitionist and ardent supporter of the Underground Railroad, Butler opened a general store in the city. Through his business ...