Fifty-two Black veterans of the Civil War are buried at Providence's North Burial Ground. They will be honored June 21 as the ...

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black ...

On a farm in Simpsonville, Kentucky, Jake Bryan starts each morning the same way his father, grandfather and ...

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

In 2025, archaeologists researching the Civil War history of Kentucky found what may be two mass graves near Simpsonville.

The Trump administration is skirting a federal law by finding new namesakes for the bases with the same last names as ...

Fort Lee is now named for Pvt. Fitz Lee. The new namesake was a Buffalo Soldier who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions ...

Acknowledging the historical link between the end of Black slavery in the U.S. and the creation of the State of West Virginia ...

Edda Fields-Black was working on a book about rice plantations when she came across the story of a raid in Beaufort that ...

America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

Many banks will be closed on Thursday for Juneteenth, though ATMs and online banking will still be available. Major banks ...