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6 Black Heroes of the Civil War Whether as soldiers, spies, recruiters or medical personnel, African Americans made crucial contributions to the Union cause. Author: Whether as soldiers, spies, recruiters or medical personnel, African Americans made crucial contributions to the Union cause. As America’s Civil War raged, with the enslavement of millions of people hanging in the balance, African Americans didn’t just sit on the sidelines. Whether enslaved, escaped or born free, many sought to actively affect the outcome. From fighting on bloody battlefields to espionage behind enemy lines; ...

CFA Magazine Feature: Conversation Artists Joel Christian Gill (CFA’04) and Charles Suggs (CFA’20) discuss using their work to tell lesser-known stories from Black history Originally published in the Fall 2020 issue of CFA magazine. Edited By Mara Sassoon. Photos by Hannah Rose  In the wee hours of May 13, 1862, Robert Smalls, an enslaved Black man, stole the Confederate ship the CSS  Planter. It was the middle of the Civil War, and Smalls, one of the  Planter’s eight enslaved crew members, steered the ship away from a dock in Charleston, S.C., after its white captain, pilot, and e...

Welcome back. we have breaking news out of maryland. the baltimore sun reports that the baltimore state attorney's office dropped the charges against robert small arrested at a school board meeting last week. he was shoved, arrested and charged with second deagree assault after speaking out about a new school curriculum known as common core. watch what happened. >> this is a public town hall. >> let me him ask the question. >> don't stand for this. you're sitting here like cattle. they don't want to do it in public. [ shouting ]

>> this is a public meeting. >> we do have some -- >> let him ask his question! >> so this is a -- >> don't stand for this. you are sitting here like co wards. >> robert small has been invited on numerous talkshows and he has declined. >> he violated the rules of the meeting and the security officer was right to drag him out of the meeting but he will not be prosecuted. the other school district board meeting tonight will draw quite a crowd. we do not know if he will be attending the meeting or not. >> thank you. any of our viewers who are going tonight, please send us your updates. >> kirk ca...

Runway made entirely of ice. only scientists and their staff are eligible. an update on a story we've been following for you. a maryland apparent arrested for asking questions about a core curriculum at a public meeting. listen to this. >> my question is how [inaudible] that's what it's all about? >> let him ask his question. [inaudible] >> don't stand for this. you're sitting here like -- you have questions -- >> after getting arrested, all charges are reportedly being dropñed against robert small. he was charged with assaulting a police officer. he could have faced ten years in jail. you ...