Medal of Honor recipient depicted in movie ‘Glory’ erased from Pentagon website
Denzel Washington reenacted the heroics of Sgt. William Carney in the movie "Glory." The Pentagon removed a story about him ...
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Unsung story of Civil War’s 1st Black soldiers from Sea Islands to be told at Beaufort park
“So much of the African American story -- of us ... South Carolina Volunteers, the first regiment of Black soldiers to fight for the Union in the Civil War, was formed in May 1862 in Beaufort.
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Defense Department wipes ‘Glory’ Civil War hero from website
The Defense Department (DoD) efforts to purge civil rights figures from its website led to the deletion of a page about Black Civil War hero ... Colored Infantry Regiment charged the Confederacy ...
Unsung story of Civil War’s 1st Black soldiers from Sea Islands to be told at Beaufort park
An effort is afoot to tell the story of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers in a six-acre park between Boundary Street and ...