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New research is shedding light on a 40-acre military camp for Black soldiers that fanned out from the southeast corner of ...
The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.
Bruce Anderson, an African American war hero buried in Amsterdam, fought alongside a Canajoharie white man, Zachariah Neahr, ...
On July 25 and 26, the national monument will celebrate Camp Nelson's 160th anniversary with a special guided tour featuring ...
President Abraham Lincoln, with young son Tad and Senator Charles Sumner, salutes a detachment of African-American Union ...
Beneath the weeds lie Charles Conrad, Nathaniel Ferris, Andrew Jackson, Charles Riley, William Johnson, George McClain, ...
Fort Lee is now named for Pvt. Fitz Lee. The new namesake was a Buffalo Soldier who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions ...
Beyoncé faced online backlash for wearing a Buffalo Soldiers shirt on tour. A Cornell Africana studies scholar is now ...
There are several great movies to watch on the July 4th movie marathons, from sci-fi thrillers and war movies to patriotic ...
Lincoln's "Lost Speech" has been called the most important event in Bloomington history, but the journey to a create a mural ...
At 85, Fred Minus has turned his passion for history into an educational mission, performing reenactments of Union soldiers and giving lectures about the Black men, young and old, who served in the ...
Students spent a week touring Underground Railroad sites in Camden and Lawnside and taking photographs to learn about the ...