Francis Ernest Dumas was a wealthy soldier who became the highest ranking Black combat officer during the Civil War.

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.

Leading historians aim to restore and grow respect for enslaved people and their descendants on Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in America.

The ability of the media to portray brutal repression of the Southern African Americans, and in parallel, speeches by Civil ...