In Chesapeake, the lives and legacies of Afro Union Civil War soldiers were honored Thursday, making sure that those who ...

Explore the history of Memorial Day and the African American contributions to the holiday. Learn about the true purpose and ...

Here’s a thoughtful list of meaningful places where you can pay your respects to Black military personnel this Memorial Day ...

Lt. William Cullen, an officer with the 48th Pennsylvania Regiment, died in the Battle of Antietam Creek during the Civil War on Sept. 17, 1862. Schuylkill County Common Pleas Judge William Burke, a ...

Memorial Day traces its earliest origins to the courageous efforts of African American soldiers who fought valiantly in the ...

The lives of African American veterans of the Civil War will gain recognition with a special memorial service Locust Hill ...

Memorial Day is often associated with barbecues, parades, & the unofficial start date of summer, but it’s origin is rooted in ...

Although Memorial Day now commemorates those who died in all wars, it began when Black people commemorated the Civil War in ...

The Salisbury-Rowan NAACP, Rowan Museum, and Soldiers’ Memorial AME Zion Church invite the community to a Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony and March on May 25 at 3 p.m., beginning at Soldiers ...

This story was originally published in May 2021. There are nearly 150 Civil War memorials in more than 130 cities and towns ...

Here, for Memorial Day, are some titles worth checking out: ...