The controversy started well before the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War got under way. We learned a few months ago that a book used in the fourth grade in Virginia public ...
A textbook distributed to Virginia fourth-graders says that thousands of African Americans fought for the South during the Civil War — a claim rejected by most historians but often made by groups ...
"In addition to tracking the evolution of the black Confederate myth, Levin explores the roles that African Americans performed in the army with a particular focus on the relationship between officers ...
Before I go any further, I want you to look very carefully at the wording of that charge. General Lee left the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, not the defense of the white Confederate ...
PROVIDENCE − Fifty-two Black veterans of the Civil War are buried at Providence's North Burial Ground. On Saturday, June 21, they will be honored as the community marks Juneteenth. "I think it's ...
As a historian for the Hilltop community who has spent the last 15 years researching how we arrived at our present state, I am offering Philip Derrow some "civil" pushback to his assertions in his Aug ...
Near a 1906 statue of a Confederate soldier, a lynching marker will soon rise in downtown Statesville with a message of reconciliation and healing. The roadside state historical marker will ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A small memorial to the Simpsonville massacre has been set up near the site of the possible mass ...
A Juneteenth ceremony will honor 52 Black veterans of the Civil War buried at North Burial Ground in Providence, RI. The Juneteenth Project partners with the city cemetery to highlight the veterans' ...