Panel advises Illinois commemorate its role in helping slaves escape the South
In the decades leading up to the Civil War, fearless throngs defied prison or worse to secretly shuttle as many as 7,000 ...
Black Civil War soldier finally gets proper military burial — after star NYC journo family spends 15 years tracking down unmarked grave
It took 150 years for this veteran to finally get the respect he deserves. Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was ...
Harriet Tubman posthumously commissioned as brigadier general in Maryland National Guard
Harriet Tubman was posthumously commissioned as brigadier general of the Maryland National Guard at a Veteran’s Day ceremony.
Harriet Tubman honored for her military service on Veterans Day nearly 160 years later
This Veterans Day, the Maryland National Guard and Governor Wes Moore posthumously commissioned Harriet Tubman as a one-star ...
How Black Civil War Patriots Should Be Remembered This Veterans Day
O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...
Veterans Day: Harriet Tubman posthumously awarded rank of brigadier general
Harriet Tubman was posthumously awarded the rank of brigadier general of the Maryland National Guard on Monday in recognition ...
Haake: We already fought a civil war over letting states decide
I still believe Jefferson and Washington, though flawed, were highly evolved for their time. I also believe that if every ...
Harriet Tubman commemorative coins honor legacy, support historic sites
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The United States Mint has unveiled a limited-edition series of Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coins, ...
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Review: 'Decade of Disunion' examines political and moral questions in lead-up to Civil War
Millions of words have been written about the American Civil War and there is nothing particularly new here ... became ...