These troops helped transform a conflict fought initially to preserve the Union into one that destroyed slavery as well.

During World War I, an all-Black squad known as the Harlem Hellfighters spent more time in combat than any other American ...

As the nation continues to recognize Juneteenth, historians say the role Black soldiers played in enforcing emancipation in Texas is often overlooked. Those troops helped secure Union victory and ...

John Freeman, a Black man who fought in the American Revolutionary War, lived in Belchertown and will soon have his name ...

Every year on the last Monday of May, America pauses. Flags drop to half-staff, families fire up grills, and politicians deliver speeches about sacrifice and freedom. But as Memorial Day 2026 ...

Tuskegee Airmen. Credit: Photo from Alabama Public Radio. The military is not just a chapter in my life. It’s my bloodline, my inheritance, and my foundation. My father, Floyd McAfee, was a career ...

People of color fought on both sides of the American Revolution — and with much more at stake.

The U.S. Colored Troops were among the first to arrive in Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation—yet their story has long been overlooked. Black soldiers fought for their own freedom in the ...

MARGRATEN, Netherlands — Ever since a U.S. military cemetery in the southern Netherlands removed two displays recognizing Black troops who helped to liberate Europe from the Nazis, visitors have ...