Enslaved people took refuge at pioneering hotel on NC Outer Banks. But perils awaited
A major flash point came when Union soldiers entered Hotel De Afrique and “attacked the defenseless occupants with knives and ...
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The 54th Massachusetts: The Heroic Black Union Regiment
In the 19th century, the forced bondage and inhumane treatment of Black Americans fiercely divided the United States, North ...
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Enslaved people took refuge at pioneering hotel on NC Outer Banks. But perils awaited
The North Carolina ... in North Carolina during the Civil War, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum wrote on its website. “After the Union won the Battle of Hatteras Inlet in 1861, federal ...
What was Charleston like at the end of the Civil War?
One can hardly imagine what the night of Feb. 17, 1865, must have been like in Charleston. Hours before surrendering to Union ...
Every state's nickname and where it comes from
Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...
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Washington’s Birthday celebrations were useful to both sides in Civil War, and huge in Cambridge
Washington’s Birthday has been largely forgotten as a distinct celebration, but its commemoration in Civil War-era Cambridge ...
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North Shore town weighs new flag policy that would ban Black Lives Matter, Pride flags from schools
About a dozen Marblehead High School students spoke out Thursday against a proposed flag policy that would remove Pride, Black Lives Matter, and Juneteenth flags from school grounds. The draft ...
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Senators say Canada's flag is a symbol of national pride, growth
The Canadian flag flies on a flag pole outside West block in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld OTTAWA — A group of Canadian senators is sharing views on the ...
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In reinstating the name of Fort Bragg, the Army hopes to skirt a ban on Confederate namesakes
The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now ...
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'The flag flies for all.' Facing threats, Canada sees renewed sense of pride in flag
Sunlight shines through the flags of Canada and the United States, held together by a protester outside on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Feb. 1, 2025. The Maple Leaf, designed by George F.