On July 18, 1863, one of the first all-Black army regiments to serve in the Civil War stormed Fort Wagner in South Carolina.

Early Life and Enslavement: Robert Smalls was born in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina, into slavery. His mother, who was ...

While white generals are often at the center of Civil War archival research, Black Civil War veterans and their families ...

It's a book that depicts African American Iowans who migrated to the state during the Civil War era. With help from the University of Iowa Libraries, teachers in Davenport like third-grade teacher ...

Beverly Foster's love of history goes back to when she was in first grade. In college, she didn't originally seek a history ...

Since purchasing the property, the foundation has been documenting the house, property and surrounding neighborhood.