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Incredible images from the end of the First World War show how African-American soldiers stood shoulder-to-shoulder with their white comrades before returning triumphantly home. However ...
The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black ...
Juneteenth, the June 19th federal holiday that commemorates the end of America’s slavocracy and celebrates freedom for ...
being African American, wasn’t trusted with the weapon. These photos of Paul Bland’s military comrades illustrate this separation of the races and documents soldier life during the war. "The Easy Goer ...
Leading historians aim to restore and grow respect for enslaved people and their descendants on Juneteenth, commemorating the ...
But at the same time, be able to see hope in the future.” African-American soldiers have played a role in all of the country’s military campaigns and wars dating back to the American Revolution.
He’s one of around 35 pictures of Black ... s which is really hard for an African American,” Ware added. She’s now helping identify African American soldiers from the Abbeville area who ...
a virtual program Feb. 19 on African American soldiers’ contributions in the Civil War, and an in-person presentation by Civil War re-enactor Ralph Keyes Feb. 21 in Redlands. Both are free and ...