The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...

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Civil War surgeons learned fast. Here are a few of the MacGyver-like medical solutions that have had a lasting impact.

Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...

Who Was MooreCecil Bassett Moore was a Black American activist, lawyer and politician during the civil rights movement who operated mostly in Philadelphia. He was known for his more aggressive push ...

TAKETA CITY, Japan — A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the nephew of a Japanese soldier who carried it into battle during World War II.

Discover the inspiring story of Isaac Myers, a pioneering Baltimore caulker and advocate for union rights, who fought for fair wages and equal opportunities for Black workers in the 1800s.

History remembers Flora as the hero of the Battle of Great Bridge. A sentry facing an onslaught of volleys, he fired multiple ...

The three retirees are part of a generation of Black Americans who used the military and federal civil service to pursue the ...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took particular issue with the ad for portraying a “woke, emasculated” US military — and even said it made American soldiers look like “pansies.” Cruz compared it ...

after having his eyes opened by Black super soldier Isaiah Bradley’s (Alias‘ Carl Lumbly) tragic tale — picked up Captain America’s mantle after war hero John Walker (Lodge 49‘s Wyatt ...

And so we look to the war’s survivors to create the historical record. I spoke with many wounded soldiers in Ukrainian military hospitals. What follows is the testimony of one of them ...