Nov. 24—On April 9, 1865, Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee officially surrendered to Union Army General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. Following the surrender, four years
On April 9, 1865, Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee officially surrendered to Union Army General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. Following the surrender, four years of the devastating and bloody American Civil War crawled to an end. By Aug. 20, 1865, President Andrew Johnson signed a proclamation that signified the official […]
The southern Minnesota city of Plainview is establishing the nation's first National Service Park a park dedicated to honoring those who have served their nation.
REUTERS/Robert Galbraith A former Black employee at San Francisco State University has filed a discrimination lawsuit, alleging shocking instances of racism from his white supervisor, including being called a “runaway slave.”In a complaint filed Tuesday in California Superior Court, DeMauriae Vaughn sued California State University, the wider academic system of which San Francisco State University belongs, as well as his former supervisor Karen Rubin, and a hefty list of Jane and John Does who V