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.

On the night of December 31, 1862, African Americans of all social classes gathered in secret to observe Watch Night, a religious tradition of collective reflection and anticipation of the ...

So necessary that we could not hold the country without them: Indian and colonial military cooperation in the colonial southeast / Julie Anne Sweet * African Americans and the American revolution / ...

Many Americans carry misconceptions about the Civil War and slavery, shaping their understanding of history and its ongoing impact. Myths about why the war was fought, who fought it, and the realities ...