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The National Park Service and the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia marked the Lincoln Memorial’s centennial with a ceremony featuring historian Harold Holzer. The memorial was dedic…

Civil War living historians and re-enactors recreated a May 1865 parade of the Grand Army of the Republic down Pennsylvania Avenue from the U.S. Capitol to Freedom Plaza near the White House…

The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing to discuss three pieces of legislation calling for the removal of Confederate statues on public land. Witnesses incl…

Panelists talked about how the end of the Civil War led to the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and eventually the 15th Amen…

Three historians held a discussion on race and the role it played leading up to and during the Civil War and how the persistence of resentment and unhealed wounds from the war’s outcome and …

A group representing a coalition of 14 national organizations held a congressional briefing on legislation to establish a National Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission to coordinate events …

John Stokes and Frank Smith shared their experiences with students and talked about the evolution of Civil Rights, from the time of the Emancipation Proclamation, to Brown vs. Board of Educa…

At an event sponsored by the Close Up Foundation, Scholars spoke to students about the role played by African American soldiers during the Civil War. They also talked about the practice of h…

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 duri…

In a celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, several civil rights leaders spoke about Dr. King and achieving his dream. Rev. Reginald Green delivered the keynote addr…

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 C…

Participants spoke aboutthe role of African-American soldiers, in Union forces during the Civil War. They focused on topics such as their experiences as soldiers, life in Washington, DC and …

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 a…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers, and legislators; and viewer questions. Daybook: Jac…

The subcommittee heard testimony on the recent closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. The street was closed permanently to cars and trucks for security reasons although …

Speakers talked about the African-Americans who died in the Revolutionary War, including women and children freemen and slave. A monument will soon be constructed near the Vietnam Veterans …

The Council of the District of Columbia met in a legislative session and considered the Emergency Overnight Shelter Amendment Act of 1990.

Ward 1 Councilmember Frank Smith Jr. responded to a proposal by Senator Warren Rudman, R-NH, that would federalize police in the District of Columbia. He talked about his concerns over the D…