Exhibit to explore history of blacks in medicine during Civil War
theGRIO REPORT - 'Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries' explores African-Americans' contributions as nurses, surgeons and hospital staff during the Civil War...
How to preserve the Gullah culture
The National Park Service has designated lands from North Carolina to Florida as protected land to be preserved in commemoration of the Gullah/Geechee people...
King Memorial open to public for 1 more day
WASHINGTON (AP) - It will be closed Friday and Saturday to prepare the site for the dedication, which is expected to draw up to 250,000 people...
Where are the people of color in national parks?
MSNBC - The National Park system is often called "America's Best Idea," but according to a new report, it remains more like terra incognita for many people of color...
Southern swamp holds clues about runaway slaves
THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP (AP) - This fall, a permanent exhibition will open about people escaping slavery before the Civil War that didn't always run to the north...
Slave quarters offer new vision of Founders' lives
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - To draw more diverse visitors, museums are offering stories that resonate with visitors of many backgrounds, including people from ethnic or religious minorities...
Re-enactors keep memory of black Civil War troops
SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - The role of black Civil War troops in gaining the freedom of black Americans was pushed to a distant corner of the national memory for decades...
