On November 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States -- an event that outraged southern states. The Republican party had run on an anti-slavery platform, and many ...

a fort Black Civil War soldiers famously assaulted in May 1863. However, Handy did not become a celebrated warrior. In 1863, Handy enlisted and shortly after met white Illinois soldiers eager to ...

The cemetery housing the twelve Civil War heroes and their families was adopted by Vietnam veterans, who ensure the upkeep of ...

Look past the Spanish fort, ornate Moorish buildings ... another essential stop on the Black History Trail. Following the Civil War in 1866, “Little Africa” was given to the newly emancipated ...

Several other Black soldiers were awarded the medal during or soon after the Civil War for valor, while Carney’s came in 1900. But his actions at Fort Wagner ... 54th’s real white commander ...

Members of the People’s Organization For Progress will journey to Mercer County to honor Black Civil War Soldiers today, ...

Campgrounds and a horse ranch were evacuated as a wildfire swept through a Civil War-era historical site in southern New Mexico ...

WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — The Texas Civil War Museum in White Settlement west of Fort Worth announced it will permanently close its doors Oct. 31. The museum opened in 2006 and is reportedly the ...