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Black Women, the Civil War, and United States Colored Troops

In 1887, William J. Simmons, a United States Colored Troops (USCT) veteran turned historian, expressed his gratitude to Black

Gloria Richardson passed away on July 15, 2021, at the age of 99. Tributes have already poured in for the

What is the price of freedom? Is it worth the cost if failure means a return to slavery or death?

In the midst of the Great Depression in 1931, nine Black teenage boys were falsely convicted of allegedly raping two

In 1991, Black radical activist Safiya Bukhari spoke to an audience and reflected on her decision to join the Harlem