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

The American Civil War, 1862-1865, saw 1,646 soldiers enlist from Sauk County; 285 of those died during that conflict.

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 ...

The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum (CSPM) has a black exhibition featuring black figures, including Charles Banks, a Buffalo Soldier.

More than a century ago, a Civil War cannon proudly sat in Greene Square in Cedar Rapids. Today, the park is cannon-less and ...

A cigar maker and a successful boxer in the 1800s, André Cailloux also was the first Black officer killed in action during ...

Dempsey Daniel Butler arrived in Camden, New Jersey, in the 1840s. An abolitionist and ardent supporter of the Underground Railroad, Butler opened a general store in the city. Through his business ...

In September 1781, Thomas Hughes, then 22, visited Brighton for what he hoped would be a restorative holiday. It was not his first trip: such sojourns were common for Hughes. But on this occasion ...

He became one of the more than 8,100 troops missing during the three-year war. After 74 years ... “But the Chinese had so many more soldiers than they did, and they were able to attack in ...

While the North Korean soldiers are “all young, trained, hardy fighters,”Pokémon said, they would have not previously faced a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) – which have transformed the war ...

China moved into Sudan’s oil industry after Chevron Corp. left in 1992 amid violence targeting oil workers in another civil war. South Sudan broke away to become its own country in 2011 ...