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

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

African American Civil War Memorial and Museum 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 ...

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In Chesapeake, the lives and legacies of Afro Union Civil War soldiers were honored Thursday, making sure that those who served our country are not forgotten. More than 200,000 African American ...

My great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands, born into slavery in Oyster Bay, New York in 1820, was one of the more than 200,000 names listed on the African American Civil War Memorial in ...

Memorial Day traces its earliest origins to the courageous efforts of African American soldiers who fought valiantly in the Civil War for a unified America and emancipation. One of the first ...