Their stories were not well preserved in art or textbooks, yet recent scholarship in Concord and Lexington aims to uncover ...

You know, as a soldier myself ... "A great story, and rarely has a story been told on African Americans in World War II, but this African American unit of all females," he said.

Harris received full military honors and was interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery. His funeral procession included a World War II Willys Jeep ... “A true American.” U.S. Marine Corps veteran ...

It is believed to be the only village in the United States founded by formerly enslaved soldiers ... man labeled as the “most influential African American of the nineteenth century.” ...

The Compton resident was a member of the 'Triple Nickles,' a World War II combat-ready unit who trained as some of America's ...

a group of primarily African American fighter and bomber military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II. Florida is one of the first states in the nation to honor the Tuskegee airmen with their ...

In honor of National Black Women's Labor Day, Atlanta's APEX Museum will screen the historical documentary "Invisible Warriors: Honoring The Legacy of Black 'Rosie the Riveters'" on Saturday.

The commander of the American Expeditionary Force, General John Pershing had refused to lead black soldiers into battle. Most of the third of a million African Americans drafted into the US Army ...

A U.S. Army honor guard folds a flag to be given to relatives of Joe Harris after the World War II veteran's burial at Inglewood Park Cemetery on Saturday. (David Butow / For The Times) ...