The Washington Informer6d
Bill to Honor Civil War’s Black Soldiers Reintroduced, Coinciding with Black History Month
The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...
WRIC4d
Virginia War Memorial commemorates Black History Month with special program spotlighting African American veterans
“African Americans have served in every conflict from the American Revolution to the Global War on Terrorism,” said Dr. Clay Mountcastle, Virginia War Memorial Director. “The names of many ...
New Black history exhibit on Civil War era opens at Riley Museum
The exhibit begins in the museum's Visitor Center, with Tallahassee during the Civil War Era, and ends in the historic Riley House next door. It examines what life was like for ne ...
Military Times27d
After 106 years, Black South African WWI troops honored with memorial
In a Cape Town memorial opened Wednesday, African "iroko" hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combatant roles in WWI.