African Americans and the State Militia
What is the historical relationship between African Americans and the state militia? Today, some may believe the militia to be
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Military
Social Welfare and the Politics of Race in the Post-Civil War South
The policing of Black bodies has become an increasingly visible part of the American landscape, shining light on centuries-long violent
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Black Women and Union Widowhood: An Interview with Brandi Brimmer
This post is part of our online forum on Black Military Families in the Nineteenth Century. Black Perspectives’ Senior editor, Holly Pinheiro,
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Correcting the Anti-Black Civil War Commemorative Landscape in Harrisburg, PA
This post is part of our online forum on Black Military Families in the Nineteenth Century. Dedicated during the national reckoning of
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The Families of the Louisiana Native Guards
This post is part of our online forum on Black Military Families in the Nineteenth Century. On May 1, 1861,
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