Franklin County NAACP unveils monument honoring 70 Black Union soldiers born in the area

A 14-foot bronze statue unveiled on Sunday in Rocky Mount honors the 70 men born in Franklin County who fought for their ...
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Statue honoring Black Union soldiers unveiled in Rocky Mount

Franklin County residents and the local branch NAACP unveiled a monument Sunday to 70 Black men from the county who fought ...
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Black Civil War soldiers to be honored with 7-foot bronze monument

The Militia Act, passed by the United States Congress in 1862, allowed enslaved men to fight for their country during the Civil War. These soldiers, part of the United States Colored Troops, made up ...

Monument honoring Black Civil War soldiers unveiled in Rocky Mount

A new monument honoring 70 Black men from Franklin County who served in the U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War was ...
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Monument Honoring Black Union Soldiers To Be Installed At Historic First Baptist Church in Rocky Mount, Virginia

A monument honoring 70 Black Union soldiers is coming to Downtown Rocky Mount, Virginia. A monument honoring 70 Black Union soldiers who fought for the U.S. in the Civil War will be unveiled at the ...
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Updates complete on Lynn Haven’s Monument Park

LYNN HAVEN, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -Upgrades to Lynn Haven’s Monument Park, which features a statue of a Union Soldier facing North, are now completed. Park updates include new landscaping, walking paths, ...
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As We Honor Our Veterans This Memorial Day, It Was Black Soldiers Who Sparked Its Origins

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - MAY 25: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate crop) Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place flags at the headstones of U.S. military personnel buried at Arlington National Cemetery, ...