Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic ...

“There is not a white officer in this regiment ... of 180,000 who would eventually serve during the Civil War. William Bronson may have been the first black soldier to fight for the Union ...

The white officers who led the charge ... is just a small part of the history of black soldiers’ valor during America’s wars, but no Civil War battle has a more compelling claim to a place ...

During Smalls’ first meeting with Lincoln, he urged the president to allow Black men to join the Union Army. Since the beginning of the Civil War, Lincoln had rejected Black volunteers ...

The Civil War had begun ... The army was extremely reluctant to commission black officers -- only one hundred gained commissions during the war. African American soldiers were also given ...

Since the Civil War, African American ... the command of white officers. African American troops line up, National Archives The military's view toward African Americans during World War II ...

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 city of Dallas, Texas is honoring the first Black ... post-Civil War America. “So, in 1896, there were indeed some sympathetic white council members who not only appoint the police officer ...

When William Muse served in the Gulf War, his step brother, Andre Lamar had been murdered in Tacoma. Crime was high in the ...

William Trowbridge, the first white non-commissioned officer to volunteer to lead a Black regiment ... 180,000 who would eventually serve during the Civil War. The 1,000 men came from Sea Islands ...

The Militia Act, passed by the United States Congress in 1862, allowed enslaved men to fight for their country during ... 70 Black Union military members who fought in the Civil War from 1863 ...