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Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr., (D-Illinois), Frank Smith, Jr., Chairman, Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation, and others paid tribute to African-American veterans of the Civil War…

Participants honored African-American veterans for their service to the nation. The ceremony included traditional African dancing, historic reenactments, songs and speeches.

Maureen Bunyan, WALLS Communication, Senior Vice President, served as moderator of the ceremony dedicating the African-American Civil War Memorial. Mr. Johnson read a letter from President…

Participants gathered to celebrate a memorial to honor more than 200,000 African-American soldiers who served in Union forces during the Civil War. The memorial was required by legislation…