Greenville native Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon, two-time Democratic presidential candidate and Greenville native, has died at the ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

In Atlanta, Jesse Jackson found a home and a stage

Jackson’s ties to Atlanta go back to the 1960s, when he was a young organizer moving in the orbit of Dr King. He returned ...

D.C.'s Statue of a Confederate General Isn't What Its Critics Think It Is

Brigadier General Albert Pike is honored for his civic and philanthropic legacy, not his role in the Civil War.

I thought removing Confederate names meant Black soldiers’ legacy mattered. Then, the names were restored.

It was a meaningful, but ultimately insufficient, gesture: Less than 100 meters from Benjamin O. Davis barracks was one named ...
Union LeaderOpinion

Looking Back: Sen. Henry Wilson was instrumental in bringing Black soldiers into the Union Army

In the early months of the Civil War, Republican Sen. Henry Wilson of Massachusetts proved invaluable to President Abraham ...

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84 as Obama leads tributes to ‘true giant’ who ‘paved the way’

BARACK Obama has released a heartfelt tribute to civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, calling him a “true giant”. The influential Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate ...
WGCU Public Media

Union and Confederate troops had a Civil War Battle of Fort Myers -- and fought over stolen cattle

This week marks 161 years since Union and Confederate troops met in The Battle of Fort Myers.It was one of the 10,000 places where the Civil War was fought, to paraphrase the opening narration in Ken ...