African American Civil War Memorial

   This past November 1 st marks the 150 th year of Maryland’s Emancipation. November 1 st , 1864 is the day that Maryland freed its peop...

It has been many years since the sound of a gun was heard on U Street. The anomalous incident that occurred in late December luckily did...

In the President’s annual message to Congress on December 1, 1862, Abraham Lincoln proposed a 13th amendment to the Constitution that wou...

What Were They Watching for on Watch Night? With great expectations, African Americans looked to January 1, 1863, as the day of jubi...

Hari Jones, Curator African American Civil War Museum  Juneteenth, a Flag Day Celebration Juneteenth commemorates the news on Ju...

A student at South Carolina State University asked me to assist him on a presentation he was preparing on the Civil War. I asked him, “In ...

On January 31, 2012 I was one of four panelists at the Necessary Sacrifices Pre-Performance Seminar hosted by the Ford’s Theater Society. ...