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Wrapping the corner across Rhode Island Avenue is Asbury Dwellings for senior citizens. In 1901 it opened as the city's white-only McKinley Technical School, memorializing slain President William McKinley (1843-1901). In 1928 the "colored" school …
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Cavalry
There were seven cavalry regiments in the Bureau of the United States Colored Troops.
Unknown Soldier
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With Freedom Came Their Schools
After the Civil War, African Amer…
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Artillery
There were thirteen artillery regiments and one independent battery in the Bureau of the United States Colored Troops
Unknown Soldier
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With Freedom Came Their Cultural I…
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Musicians
Field musicians served as signalmen in the infantry, cavalry and artillery.
Drummer Jackson
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With Freedom Came Their Businesses
In the late 19th and early 20th centurie…
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Pioneers
Pioneers, also known as engineers, cut roads for ambulances, and built bridges, railroads and other construction projects.
Unknown Soldier
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With Freedom Came Their Commun…
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Sailors
African descent sailors served in an integrated navy as boys, landsmen, stewards, cooks, seamen, firemen, pilots, navigators, and engineer officers.
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African American Civil War Museum
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With Freedom C…
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The African American Civil War Memorial pays tribute to the 209,145 black soldiers and the 7,800 white officers who led them in their fight for freedom in the Civil War. following the Civil War, many soldiers would return home as war heroes to sta…
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Infantry
There were one hundred and forty-two infantry regiments in the Bureau of the United States Colored Troops
Private James Smith
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With Freedom Came Their Chur…
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The nation's only museum dedicated to American achievements in architecture, urban planning, construction, engineering, and design is appropriately housed in one of the most extraordinary structures in the nation's capital.
Constructed between …
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Discover DC
Welcome to downtown Washington, DC — an area rich in history, culture, and places to see. You will enjoy visiting the following sites located in the vicinity of this sign.
Ford's Theatre
Ford's Theatre Nation…