Robert Smalls

Robert Smalls' great-great grandson says he's the unsung hero of Civil War

theGRIO Q&A - Robert Smalls is recognized as one of Civil War heroes who commandeered a confederate ship, the CSS Planter, freeing himself along with his enslaved crew and their families in 1862...

Scholars look at Civil War anew

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ALBANY, N.Y. - Nearly 150 years after the last fusillade of the Civil War, historians, authors and museum curators are still finding new topics to explore as the nation commemorates the sesquicentennial of America's bloodiest conflict....

Hollywood, adapt these black stories ASAP!

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SLIDESHOW - Why has there never been a big screen version of Harriet Tubman's story? Wouldn't a film about Marcus Garvey or Paul Robeson be endlessly entertaining and informative? Check out the slideshow below of black biopics we'd love to see...

Slideshow: Unsung heroes of the Civil War

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SLIDESHOW - On the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, theGrio is looking back at some of the war's most decorated and courageous people...

Slideshow: The unsung heroes of black history

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So many people have contributed greatly to the ongoing struggle for justice and equality and yet have remained woefully under-appreciated. These are just a few...

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Robert Smalls

Robert Smalls' great-great grandson says he's the unsung hero of Civil War

Scholars look at Civil War anew

Hollywood, adapt these black stories ASAP!

Slideshow: Unsung heroes of the Civil War

Slideshow: The unsung heroes of black history

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