African American Civil War Memorial

American school children have been taught that President Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves on January 1, 1863. However, Lincoln’ s Emancipati...

The United States Capitol Historical Society (USCHC) will host a symposium on “Emancipation during the Civil War” at the Capitol Visi...

This month, I had the pleasure of speaking at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland. One of the attendees was an exceptionally brig...

The false reports often advanced by leading scholars have nothing to do with a conspiracy. They have everything to do with inaccura...

Commemoration, Celebration or Protest? Is the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War a time to celebrate or to commemorate? For the British...

The following is a speech I delivered at Gettysburg National Cemetery on Dedication Day for the United States Colored Troops Gravesite ...

After Liberty Was Secured There was a Grand Review in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. On November 14, 1865, African descent soldiers who h...