The trees around the African American Civil War Memorial have been trimmed, and the grass is freshly cut and cleared of trash. Several leaks have been fixed. But a few of the 209,145 names of black ...

People exiting Washington, D.C.’s U Street – African American Civil War Memorial – Cardozo Metro stop were welcomed by dozens of people chanting names into microphones on a blustery November morning.

UNIONVILLE — Unionville, a historic town in Talbot County founded by African Americans who fought in the Civil War, was home to an early Memorial Day remembrance today organized by the Col. David L.

Founded in 1999, The African American Civil War Memorial Museum (AACWM) shares the largely unknown stories of the USCT who fought for freedom. The Museum aims to serve as an educational resource for ...

NORFOLK, Va. Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that’s supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of ...

The African American Civil War Memorial. History's wars are inherent contradictions. While no one can endorse a violent collision of warring philosophies, there's no question that the sacrifices made ...

Ed Smith kicked cigarette butts out of the way as he patrolled the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, stopping to point out a stain on its commemorative wall of names and a grease ...

Louisiana provided over 24,000 soldiers of color to fight for the Union during the Civil War, more than any other state, and ...

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NORFOLK, Va. - Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that's supposed to be about mourning the nation's fallen service members, but it's come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of ...