On July 18, 1863, one of the first all-Black army regiments to serve in the Civil War stormed Fort Wagner in South Carolina. The fierce assault against the Confederate Army—portrayed in the film Glory ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a notorious ...

The African American Civil War Memorial, at the corner of Vermont Avenue, 10th St, and U Street NW in Washington, D.C., commemorates the service of 209,145 African-American soldiers and sailors who ...

People exiting Washington, D.C.’s U Street – African American Civil War Memorial – Cardozo Metro stop were welcomed by dozens of people chanting names into microphones on a blustery November morning.

This video is no longer available. The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth Thursday with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, ...

President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...

Historian Jeff Kannel shares stories of Wisconsin African American Civil War soldiers. Historian Jeff Kannel shares stories of Wisconsin African American soldiers during and after the Civil War, and ...

A 31-acre grass fire destroyed a barn in Lapeer County. 31-acre grass fire destroys barn in Lapeer County Read full article: 31-acre grass fire destroys barn in Lapeer County Police are seeking ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- One of the most important African American leaders of the late 1800s was born in North Carolina, but his accomplishments and influence vanished from history for 100 years. Abraham ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I — Darren Sands — finally found the missing piece of my family history. My great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett ...