Since the earliest days of the nation, U.S. citizenship has been linked to military service. Even though blacks fought and died in all American wars, their own freedom was usually restricted or denied ...

After the Civil War, many formerly enslaved people left Louisiana and moved to the North or out West in search of better opportunities. The story of those who decided to stay in West Feliciana Parish ...

Historian Jeff Kannel shares stories of Wisconsin African American Civil War soldiers. Historian Jeff Kannel shares stories of Wisconsin African American soldiers during and after the Civil War, and ...