Category: Civil War

February 8, 2024

President Lincoln issued General Order No. 252 on July 30, 1863, ordering the equal treatment of soldiers taken as prisoners…

February 29, 2020

In 1865, General George Sherman gave orders that lands confiscated from confederate landowners during the civil war be re-assigned to…

February 12, 2017

Lily Ann Granderson: Started “Midnight School” To Educate Slaves. Click the link to learn more.

September 18, 2015

Black History:  Special Delivery!! Many people are aware that some well known insurance companies; some of which are still in…

August 1, 2015

Black History:  Special Delivery!! Some may be familiar with the Plessey v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision that made “segregation” of…