From the ashes of a region wracked by civil war, the recently emancipated banded together in creating hundreds of Freedmen’s Towns across the South. Many would thrive. Energetic African American ...

Reader Bob Erlich asked about preservation efforts in Houston’s Freedmen’s Town, the historic space just west of downtown where an African-American community emerged and thrived following the Civil ...

The Freedmen's Bureau puts money into creating ... Clarence Walker: Before the Civil War, maybe no more than ten to 15 percent of the black population of the South was literate.

The Civil War (1861-1865) is America’s bloodiest war ... century protective relic created by African American slaves and freedmen in the Edgefield District of South Carolina.

The Freedmen’s Bureau Project records are now ... slavery and fought what many consider the first battle of the Civil War. About half of the 40,000 documents in the Library of Congress's Lincoln ...

Jonathan W. White is a historian at Christopher Newport University and the author or editor of 17 books, including My Work Among the Freedmen: The Civil War and Reconstruction Letters of Harriet M.

Selby Minner said Oklahoma and the nation do not appreciate the impact Black towns have had in America and the world: "I see ...

Following emancipation, Dallas' Freedmen's Town — also known as State Thomas — was comprised of a tight-knit, resilient community that thrived in the face of adversity. This area was one of ...