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Black Civil War Regiment Honored in Detroit – Dallas Post Tribune

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Officials in Detroit have unveiled the 102nd United States Colored Troop Memorial Highway, honoring the heroic African American Infantry Regiment formed during the Civil War in 1863. The dedication of a portion of I-375 took place at the same spot where the regiment was first […]

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Thomas Jennings

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Fighting for Freedom on Both Sides of the American Revolution

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