The Civil War had begun ... thus giving an education to thousands of African Americans throughout the war. Though "contraband" slaves had been declared free, Lincoln continued to insist that ...
Two years into the Civil War, black soldiers prepared for ... In one of the bloodiest battles of the war, African American troops from the 9th Louisiana Infantry, the 1st Mississippi Infantry ...
With the Combahee River Raid of 1863, Harriet Tubman earned her nickname "Moses" all over again—and became the first woman in U.S. history to lead a major military expedition.
the first Watch Night took place during the height of the Civil War. “On the night of December 31, 1862, enslaved and free African Americans gathered, many in secret, to ring in the new year and ...
“For more than 200 years, African Americans ... storming Fort Wagner during the Civil War. Click the image to learn more about the "Fighting 54th". Black Americans have left an indelible mark ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American ... as a Civil War hero on the State House grounds. Born into bondage ...
The South African-born multibillionaire has emerged as the central target in a MAGA civil war that erupted on Thursday after ... one of his stated goals was to make the platform a free speech haven.
Alfonso Domingo, co-director of the documentary “Invisible Heroes: African-Americans in the Spanish Civil War”, explains the ... time in my life that I felt free was in Spain" Yates recounted ...