This video is no longer available. The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth Thursday with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, ...

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – The Franklin County NAACP has unveiled a monument honoring 70 African American men who served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War, adding to the small but ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — In Chesapeake, the lives and legacies of Afro Union Civil War soldiers were honored Thursday, making sure that those who served our country are not forgotten. More than ...

World War I was a pivotal moment in global history, but for African Americans, it was a paradox riddled with hope, oppression, and defiance. While the war presented opportunities for Black Americans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Editor’s note: This piece was originally published in DAV Magazine, a publication of the congressionally chartered national ...