Juneteenth, the June 19th federal holiday that commemorates the end of America’s slavocracy and celebrates freedom for ...

Leading historians aim to restore and grow respect for enslaved people and their descendants on Juneteenth, commemorating the ...

Smith has been working toward this moment since 1992, when, as a DC Council member, he secured congressional permission to ...

Founded in 1999, The African American Civil War Memorial Museum (AACWM) shares the largely unknown stories of the USCT who fought for freedom. The Museum aims to serve as an educational resource ...

A painting by Ismani Sun, a San Antonio artist, will be on prominent display at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum when it opens at its new location in Washington D.C.

Kevin Douglass Greene stood Saturday in front of the bronze African-American Civil War Memorial and the tears began. Standing ramrod straight, the Army staff sergeant stood soldier to soldier with … ...

If you’re in Washington, D.C., don’t miss the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum at 1925 Vermont Ave NW. It’s open all year, but Memorial Day weekend has special programming with ...

More than 200,000 African American soldiers fought for the union in the American Civil War. Just a few days after Memorial Day, new markers with the name, dates of birth and death, rank and ...

At the Camp William Penn Museum in Cheltenham, thousands of Black Civil War soldiers are remembered for their contributions ...

The Militia Act, passed by Congress in 1862, allowed free Black men and formerly enslaved men to fight for the U.S. during the Civil War. These soldiers, part of the U.S. Colored Troops, made up ...

A downtown monument has been updated with the names of 30 Black soldiers from Jacksonville who fought for the Union.

Battles was an African American Civil War soldier and one of Moorhead's first residents around 1873. He later opened one of the city's first barber shops. Chris Flynn / The Forum ...