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JAMES: Lincoln Memorial Anniversary Recalls Description of African-Americans as People of ‘Industry, Integrity and Thrift’

by Kay Cole James June 1, 2022June 2, 2022

The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated only 57 years after the nation took up arms to end slavery. Think of the significance.

MARSHALL: The Party of Lincoln and Remembering the New Orleans 1866 Massacre

by WI Guest Author August 25, 2021December 21, 2021

D.C. Statehood Buttressed on Emancipation Day

by James Wright Jr. April 21, 2021December 21, 2021

Ford’s ‘Necessary Sacrifices’ Details Lincoln’s Relationship with Black Leaders

by Brenda C. Siler April 17, 2021December 21, 2021

From Kenya to America: The Wonderfully Interesting Case of John Michael Cummings

by WI Guest Author March 18, 2020December 21, 2021

The Battle at Island Mound featured the first Black soldiers to fight in the Civil War. (Courtesy of Bates County Museum)

How Black Soldiers Saved the Union in the Forgotten Battle of Island Mound

by Stacy M. Brown February 12, 2020December 21, 2021

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum on Feb. 11, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Trump continues his campaign for a wall to be built along the border as the Democrats in Congress are asking for other border security measures. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Op-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: Spirit of Emancipation Proclamation Under Attack Again Today

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. December 30, 2019December 21, 2021

Sojourner Truth (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)

Black Experience, Black History, Stacy M. Brown, Women's Suffrage Movement

Sojourner Truth’s Pivotal Meeting with President Lincoln Remembered

by Stacy M. Brown October 23, 2019December 21, 2021

Millennials learn about Abraham Lincoln. (Courtesy of Ford's Theatre)

Ford’s Theatre Society Hosts ‘Generation Abe’ After-Hours Events

by WI Guest Author July 31, 2019December 21, 2021

A Time to Embrace History

by WI Guest Author March 27, 2019October 31, 2020