Two years into the Civil War, black soldiers prepared for battle ... attacking the well-fortified position were two African American units: the First Louisiana — which was one of the few ...

"Moreover, the only military unit that was commanded by an ... co-director of the documentary “Invisible Heroes: African-Americans in the Spanish Civil War”, explains the unknown work of ...

Approximately 90 African Americans have been identified as serving in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. Unlike the American ...

No fewer than 14 African-American soldiers ... a footnote in Civil War history—a battle, scholars agree, that deserves better. “It fell to black sergeants to keep the unit organized, keep ...

and the rise of hip hop culture in response to the War on Drugs. Consider the role of mass media in promoting African-American civil rights and disseminating African-American culture. From the ...

Finger Lakes Community College is marking Black History Month with an online talk by Jeffrey Sammons, a professor emeritus of history at New York University. The event, scheduled for Wednesday, Feb.

“Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine” traveling exhibition will be held at the Luzerne County Community College Library through March 8. The National ...