MORE TO THE STORY: Ex-Confederates fight last battle in Minnesota
The Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, had fallen into Union hands on April 2, 1865. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia were forced to flee, but soon found themselves cut off ...
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After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families
During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...
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Celebrate Black History Month in Anderson County, 12 important historical sites to know
Black History Month Anderson locations to see, the Church Street Heritage Plaza in downtown Anderson, with storyboards and ...
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Throwback Thursday: The Edmonson County brothers who established the Chitlin Circuit for Black entertainers
As we head into Black history month, what started out as a story about the Ferguson brothers, Brownsville-born African ...