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Bill to Honor Civil War’s Black Soldiers Reintroduced, Coinciding with Black History Month
The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...
Black History Month: Honoring the United States Colored Troops
The United States Colored Troops played a role in the history of Fort Fisher from the Civil War to World War II.
Honoring Black Civil War soldiers buried in Camden's historic Butler Cemetery
At the corner of Charles Street and Ferry Avenue in Camden, a New Jersey pastor has made it his mission to honor the Black ...
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In Camden's historic Butler Cemetery, a pastor honors lives and legacies of Black Civil War soldiers
The private cemetery is the final resting place for eight Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. "They were men who were colored ... of the United States of America ...
At Mother Bethel, Villanova professor previews ‘Last Seen,’ her book about how Black families searched for relatives sold during slavery
Villanova University history professor Judith Giesberg has written a new book, "Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly ...
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Fighting for the Right to Fight: The National WWII Museum’s dedication to Black soldiers
The Music of Edmond Dédé: A free-born Creole of color from New Orleans African American soldiers fighting in World War II ... in the United States Army. Before the Black Panther Civil Rights ...
Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Harriet Tubman has long been known as a conductor on the Underground Railroad leading enslaved Black people to freedom. Less ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN8d
After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families
During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...
TheCollector on MSN20h
The History of Slavery in the United States From Beginning to End
With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...
Raleigh News & Observer20d
NC celebrates Black History Month amid debate about diversity, equity and inclusion
William Hollowell picks up the colors as a member of the 35th United States Colored Troops interpretive unit ... for their freedom during the U.S. Civil War. “In some way, form, shape or fashion ...