Karen Stone, Manager of the St. Mary’s County Museum Division, debuted her book, Shipwreck on the Potomac: Disaster in ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only one comprised of Black women to be sent overseas during World War II.

William Carney was the first African American to receive a Medal of Honor. Download this free graphic novel to read his story ...

William Harvey Carney actions amid some of the most intense combat of the Civil War would earn him the respect of his fellow ...

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

So successful was the Lost Cause propaganda campaign that most Americans forgot the true meaning of the Civil War.

What we think of today as the Confederate flag remains a symbol of white supremacy and antigovernment ideology.

World War II veterans from Nebraska can submit an application to be honored with a medal at a Victory in Europe Day ceremony ...