After the Civil War millions of freed Black people were ... The truth is that the Union Army constructed barracks, designated as "Contraband Barracks," to house newly freed African Americans ...

April is often associated with spring and renewal, but it also powerfully reminds us of the struggles and triumphs within ...

Women veterans from the Civil War, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War are not exempt from Defense Department's sweep of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts within the U.S ...

They were considered contraband when the Union Army arrived ... was the first Black regiment to fight for the Union in the Civil War, Allen says. That famed regiment’s actions on the battlefield ...

Great Britain recently has announced it as her intention to regard coal as contraband of war in the event of hostilities between the two countries. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Howard Pyle’s "The Battle of Nashville" captures the harrowing advance of Minnesota soldiers through smoke and mud in a pivotal Civil War clash. If the Minnesota State Capitol were on fire ...

The second Sudanese civil war from 1983 to 2005 killed an estimated two million people, with widespread documentation of famine and atrocities. In July 2011, Sudan’s southern territory seceded ...

The Militia Act, passed by Congress in 1862, allowed free Black men and formerly enslaved men to fight for the U.S. during the Civil War. These soldiers, part of the U.S. Colored Troops ...

The Tennessee Wars Commission, the Tennessee Historical Commission  division responsible for preserving the state’s ...

(Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images) Former Supreme Court President Aharon Barak warned Israelis last week that “we are very close to a civil war.” His statement stirred a storm. For several ...