American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...
During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...
The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...
While her activities as a Civil War spy are less well known, her devotion to America and its promise of freedom endured ...
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 troops who couldn't be buried in White ...