As a Black regiment, the 54th faced many challenges ... Boston and raised by prominent abolitionist parents. Before the Civil War, Boston was a hotbed of abolitionist activity.

WILKES-BARRE — City Cemetery was the site of a wreath-laying ceremony on Thursday afternoon, during which local United States ...

Thursday’s wreath-laying ceremony honoring local United States Colored Troops drew attention not simply to Black History ...

A guide to Boston's Irish Heritage Trail and a look at the five new stops being added along the 2.8-mile trail this summer.

Tim Hodge lays a wreath at the grave of Civil War veteran Moses ... who served in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, an all-Black regiment in the Union Army. The 54th Massachusetts is ...

Howard Lambert, the first African American president of the Brandy Station Foundation, has worked tirelessly to bring these ...

depicts the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, a regiment of African-American soldiers that fought in the Civil War and the colonel who led them. The sculptor, Augustus Saint-Gaudens ...

For this Black History Month, the Banner reached out to members of our community and asked them to share their thoughts and feelings about our Black history and culture. We think you will find their ...

Are “the dead of Olustee” resting in a place of honor, even though their names have been lost since the Civil War? A history professor ... Infantry ― the Black regiment depicted in the ...