Burke said he is the great-great-grandson of Peter Bailey, who was part of Company K in the 17th Regiment of the U.S. Colored Troops and a veteran of the Battle of Nashville in 1864. Burke has been ...

Catholic churches are celebrating the national holiday of Juneteenth this week by honoring the freedom won by formerly enslaved Black Americans at the end of the Civil War.

June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.

In this week's It’s Debatable article, Rick Rosen and Charles Moster debate whether President Trump's elimination of DEI is ...

"Although he never fought a battle and was prone to seasickness, Maury became one of the U.S. Navy’s most accomplished officers," according to an American Civil War Museum article. An 1839 ...

Each June, communities across the United States gather to celebrate Juneteenth, a blend of "June" and "nineteenth”, as the ...

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