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African American Civil War Museum honors the Black soldiers who ended the Civil War on Juneteenth
The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black ...
Black soldiers helped save the Union during the Civil War. They will be honored June 21.
Fifty-two Black veterans of the Civil War are buried at Providence's North Burial Ground. They will be honored June 21 as the ...
Honoring Black Civil War soldiers: Kentucky town shining light on 5th US colored cavalry
On a farm in Simpsonville, Kentucky, Jake Bryan starts each morning the same way his father, grandfather and ...
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Reclaiming the Full Story of Juneteenth: A Conversation with Woullard Lett
Each June, communities across the United States gather to celebrate Juneteenth, a blend of "June" and "nineteenth”, as the ...
Pennsylvania museum ensuring thousands of Black Civil War soldiers' legacies not forgotten
At the Camp William Penn Museum in Cheltenham, thousands of Black Civil War soldiers are remembered for their contributions ...
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Archaeologists in Kentucky discovered the disturbing evidence of a long-forgotten tragedy from the final days of the American Civil War.
In 2025, archaeologists researching the Civil War history of Kentucky found what may be two mass graves near Simpsonville.
Raleigh honors Black Civil War soldiers with Juneteenth tribute at National Cemetery
On Juneteenth, Raleigh pays tribute to the often-overlooked U.S. Colored Troops who played a pivotal role in the Union's victory during the Civil War and the subsequent abolition of slavery.
Archaeologists Were Digging Up a Hospital—and Found the Skeletons of 4 Confederate Soldiers
As archaeologists with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation excavated a site in search of American Revolution history, the ...
The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first
The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in ...