Netflix’s tribute to WWII’s unsung Black women has ties to Georgia
Netflix's 'Six Triple Eight' tells the heroic true story of the only all-Black, all-female battalion in WWII, led by Tyler ...
Disgraceful pardons of January 6 insurrectionists show how low Trump will sink
December 25, 1868, and January 20, 2025, will now be forever linked in American history. These are the dates when two of our ...
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The Other Side of Sherman’s March
The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...
Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War
Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...
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1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
The Associated Press  African “iroko” hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African ...
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'Kidnapped at Sea' Dispels the Old 'Sea Story' of a Black Sailor in the Confederate Navy
The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White” tells the tale of a free Black man captured during one of the Alabama’s many raids ...
Pete Hegseth Hints At Restoring Original Confederate Names Of U.S. Military Bases
On his first day as defense secretary, Hegseth called Fort Liberty and Fort Moore by their former names, which belonged to ...
The Cincinnati Herald3d
Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War
Though Tubman is most famous for her successes along the Underground Railroad, her activities as a Civil War spy are less well known.
When Harriet Tubman Helped Lead a Civil War Raid That Freed 750 People
With the Combahee River Raid of 1863, Harriet Tubman earned her nickname "Moses" all over again—and became the first woman in ...
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Black Civil War soldiers massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky, remembered 160 years later
Saturday will mark 160 years since more than 20 Black Civil War soldiers fighting for the Union were massacred in ...
‘Somewhere Toward Freedom’ Review: Under Sherman’s Wing
Thousands of newly freed slaves followed the Union Army’s “March to the Sea” in the hopes of protection as they left bondage ...
Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Gen. Rufus Saxton wrote that he bore “witness to the value of her services… She was employed in the Hospitals and as a spy [and] made many a raid inside the enemy’s lines displaying remarkable courage ...