Wisconsin African Americans in the Civil War. Special | 52m 34s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Historian Jeff Kannel shares stories of Wisconsin African American soldiers during and after the ...

In recognition of the 2011 African American/Black History Month theme, the Fort Lee Traveller offers a historic glimpse of the fight for equality during the Civil War.

The U.S. Civil War began 150 years ago this week and became the deadliest conflict in U.S. history. More than a century later, people are debating the reasons for the war, slavery versus states ...

Hari Jones talked about the actions and strategies employed by African Americans in their struggle for freedom, from slave rebellions in the 1830s to enlistment in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Daryl Scott talked about the evolution of how African Americans have viewed the Civil War and offered his own perspective on why more African Americans don't study the topic. He described ...

Jones will share his research about the role of underground intelligence gathering activities of Black Americans during the Civil War. The public is invited to the lecture, which is free of charge.

Meanwhile, Life is commemorating African-Americans and the Civil War with a gallery on their site. In addition to many other anniversary photos, these tell the story of the minority population ...

African American Civil War veterans to be formally recognized at ceremony September 2, 2014 More than 10 years ago The The grave marker of William Taylor before it and the three other gravestones ...

Historian Brad Quinlin has discovered new information about the sacrifices of African-Americans during the Civil War. "These are all men in the first five rows, men of African descent," Quinlin ...

The Civil War ended slavery in America. So why, asks author Ta-Nehisi Coates, do African-Americans, who benefited most from this crucial turning point, take so little interest in the conflict?

The Inland Empire Civil War Round Table will host two programs in February, a virtual program Feb. 19 on African American soldiers’ contributions in the Civil War, and an in-person presentation ...

FORT LEE, Va. (Feb. 10, 2010) -- A corporal with a mutilated left arm fights on with his right and refuses to leave the battlefield. A volunteer unit, demanding equal recognition, refuses its ...