The cemetery was founded in 1867 for Black citizens, including men who as members of the U.S. Colored Troops had fought at the Battle of Gettysburg, but were barred from burial at the white-only ...
The Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church cemetery contains a mass grave of British and Hessian soldiers and the graves of 72 patriots who served with the Continental Army. The the Battle of ...
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What this forgotten cemetery reveals about slavery in the South

Join Robert as he explores a quiet forest cemetery full of history, hidden behind modern roads. Many of the graves are marked only with fieldstones, including those of possible slaves and early ...
Local historians say the battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield were turning points that expelled the British from New ...
Strangers still visit the Rochester tombstone, lighting candles and whispering prayers, nearly a century after his passing.
The movement, in the early 1900s, came on the backs of Black artists, doctors and community leaders who in some cases have been forgotten -- until now.
Brigadier General Stephen Moylan first coined the phrase ‘the United States of America’, while Commodore John Barry was celebrated as the ‘father of the US Navy’Irish-American movement aims to honour ...
October is one of my favorite months. It is not only a time of prime apple picking and pumpkin spice drinking but also something much more exciting for scientists and journalists alike: Nobel Prize ...
If you've ever taken a drive through Tujunga and noticed the golden hills above, you may have noticed a small, weathered cemetery perched above the city. Here lies Verdugo Hills Cemetery, a resting ...