Slaves, freedmen spied on South during Civil War
WASHINGTON (AP) - Confederate officers thought nothing of leaving important documents where Scobell could see them, or discussing troop movements in front of him...
Douglass statue arrives after years of debate
EASTON, Md. (AP) - Abolitionist Frederick Douglass is finally getting a homecoming celebration in his native Maryland county with a statue honoring him...
Black role in Confederacy touchy subject
Confederate law prohibited slaves from serving as soldiers until March 1865, when it was changed in a last-gasp effort to strengthen troop numbers...
Emory: Colleges come to terms with slave-owning pasts
In 2009, the school acknowledged that it, "owned and exploited slave labor from its founding to the Civil War..."
Why the Confederate flag is still flying high
OPINION - For many other Southern whites, the flag and its association with Southern history, is a genuine source of pride and identification...
Park service tries to make Civil War events more black-friendly
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The National Park Service is pushing to make the events more hospitable to black people...
Why blacks take birtherism more personally
OPINION - The attacks on the president's citizenship, combined with the personal jabs against Mr. Obama and his family, are an affront to the entire black community...
Teacher auctions black students in Civil War lesson
VIDEO - A fourth grade teacher at Sewells Point Elementary was teaching about the Civil War and auctioned off a group of African-American and mixed race students...
Ivory Coast generals pledge loyalty to president
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - Five generals pledged their loyalty to President Alassane Ouattara following the capture of the country's strongman leader after a four-month standoff...
150th anniversary of Civil War: Few blacks on hand
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Cannon fired around Charleston Harbor in South Carolina before dawn, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the Civil War...
