There's a new effort to award the Congressional Gold Medal to 200,000 African Americans who served in the Union Army during ...

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

(WANE) — Nearly 180,000 African American men fought for the Union ... open now and spotlights the vital role Black soldiers played in the Civil War. It features Lincoln-era photographs, letters ...

Spotlight on a letter from a young Union soldier interested in ... race relations and the Civil War. It presents a range of articles on Black Confederates with information about both sides of ...

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

"The Buffalo Soldiers hold a special place in our history, leading and serving despite racism," said Rockland Legislator ...

Dempsey Daniel Butler arrived in Camden, New Jersey, in the 1840s. An abolitionist and ardent supporter of the Underground Railroad, Butler opened a general store in the city. Through his business ...

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 ...

Others show how a loved one was cherished through a photograph. This section displays objects that helped the soldier get through the atrocities of war—objects that have helped generations since in ...