This print of a painting by John Trumbull shows Black soldier Peter Salem, right, at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He was credited with shooting and killing British officer John Pitcairn at that battle, ...

The African American Civil War Memorial, at the corner of Vermont Avenue, 10th St, and U Street NW in Washington, D.C., commemorates the service of 209,145 African-American soldiers and sailors who ...

ROCKY MOUNT — With the release of a veil Sunday afternoon, the history of downtown Rocky Mount changed forever. A sculpture of a Black Civil War soldier now stands guard over the town watching over ...