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Pennsylvania museum ensuring thousands of Black Civil War soldiers' legacies not forgotten
At the Camp William Penn Museum in Cheltenham, thousands of Black Civil War soldiers are remembered for their contributions ...
Black soldiers helped save the Union during the Civil War. They will be honored June 21.
Fifty-two Black veterans of the Civil War are buried at Providence's North Burial Ground. They will be honored June 21 as the ...
African American Civil War Museum honors the Black soldiers who ended the Civil War on Juneteenth
The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black ...
Honoring Black Civil War soldiers: Kentucky town shining light on 5th US colored cavalry
On a farm in Simpsonville, Kentucky, Jake Bryan starts each morning the same way his father, grandfather and ...
Raleigh honors Black Civil War soldiers with Juneteenth tribute at National Cemetery
On Juneteenth, Raleigh pays tribute to the often-overlooked U.S. Colored Troops who played a pivotal role in the Union's ...
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RETRO FIND: Graves of Black Civil War heroes cared for by community
Despite fighting for the freedom of enslaved African Americans in the South together, Black veterans who fought in the Civil War were often still separated from their White counterparts after death.