This video is no longer available. The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth Thursday with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, ...

The African American Civil War Memorial, at the corner of Vermont Avenue, 10th St, and U Street NW in Washington, D.C., commemorates the service of 209,145 African-American soldiers and sailors who ...

On every April 16, D.C. celebrates Emancipation Day, when President Abraham Lincoln freed thousands of enslaved people in D.C ...

The park honors Taylor, who as a teen helped lead enslaved people to freedom and later became the first African American ...

One of Washington's lesser-known museums is re-locating with the goal of attracting and educating more people. The African-American Civil War Museum pays tribute to the thousands of black Americans ...

President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...

Photo by Gundlepuck Festivities are already underway this weekend for the re-opening of the African American Civil War Museum. Although the museum’s official ribbon cutting will take place at noon on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 11: Joshua Terry, dressed in a Civil War era military uniform, enters the African American Civil War ...

A new statue honoring Civil War hero and former congressman Robert Smalls will become the first monument of an individual African American on the South Carolina Statehouse grounds. Artist Basil Watson ...

Last one, we swear! Just a quick reminder that the first-ever DCist concert, featuring Cartel and Bicycle Thieves, is on tonight. Where: Black Cat, Backstage; 1811 14th St. NW, between S and T sts.