The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...

A new exhibit called “The United States Colored Troops ... spotlights the vital role Black soldiers played in the Civil War. It features Lincoln-era photographs, letters, documents, and ...

As President Lincoln himself said, "The colored population is the great ... Two years into the Civil War, black soldiers prepared for battle. At the same time, the nation reacted to a conscription ...