"The Year of Jubilee Has Come" - The First South Carolina Infantry at Camp Saxton
As Prince Rivers stood on a freshly constructed platform in the shade of moss-covered live oak trees at Camp Saxton, he looked down upon the faces of...
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Salem Poor
Salem Poor was born into slavery in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1747 and worked on the farm of John and Rebecca Poor. At 22 years old, he had saved...
10 Facts: Harriet Tubman
Explore ten crucial facts about Harriet Tubman, an abolitionist, spy, nurse, suffragette, and former slave who worked tirelessly to free enslaved...
Black Confederates: Truth and Legend
"Black Confederates" is the Civil War Trust's historical article outlining the role of black people in the Southern war effort.
Fighting For Freedom: African Americans Choose Sides During the American Revolution
The biggest misconception is that black Americans were invisible during the American Revolution, and that they did not participate in direct action...
Henry Ossian Flipper
Henry Ossian Flipper was the first African-American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Flipper was born into slavery...
10 datos: Harriet Tubman
Explore diez datos cruciales sobre Harriet Tubman, una abolicionista, espía, enfermera, sufragista y esclava liberada que trabajó incansablemente para...
Mary Fields
Mary Fields, better known as “Stagecoach Mary,” is both a physical and symbolic pioneer. Not only did Mary Fields traverse the rigorous Montana...
Mary Jane Richards
Also known as “Mary Elizabeth Bowser,” “Mary Jane Richards,” Mary J. R. Richards,” Mary. J. Garvin,” “Mrs. John T. Denman,” and “M. J. Denman” Mary...
Elizabeth Proctor Thomas
At the offset of the American Civil War, Elizabeth "Aunt Betty" Proctor Thomas worked on her family’s 88-acre farm with her siblings in Vinegar Hill...
Crispus Attucks
In his seminal book, "Why We Can’t Wait," the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote about the inspired life of Crispus Attucks, saying, “He is...
Harriet Tubman
Perhaps one of the best known personalities of the Civil War, Harriet Tubman was born into slavery as Araminta Ross, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland...