Said was born Mohammed Ali ben Said around 1836 in Kuka (now called Kukawa) to a Kanuri father and a Mandara-Margi mother. He ...

In the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is celebrated every February, I am continuing my tradition of writing columns that focus on the unique experiences, trials, and triumphs of Black ...

Courtesy: Library of Congress From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War ravaged America ... enslaved persons in the U.S. in 1860 180,000 — Number of African American soldiers that served in the Civil ...

On November 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President ... Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas ...

International School of Minnesota students last month had multiple cultural learning experiences in Upper School Spanish classes and a fifth-grade class. Arn Kind, a former sixth-grade history ...

The ladies took over the house in 1860 -- a year before the start of the Civil War -- at a time of fast ... So, effectively, any soldiers that visited Mount Vernon, Confederate or Union soldiers ...

Charleston, South Carolina, April 12, 1861 – the birthplace of secession, and tempers were on edge. In December 1860, the state of South Carolina declared itself independent and severed ties ...