The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops.

At a ceremony Tuesday in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other lawmakers will ...

"Half American," about African Americans in World War II; "A Respectable Woman," about the public roles of African American women in 19th century New York; and "Pursuing Trayvon Martin," about the ...

“Half American,” about African Americans in World War II; “A Respectable Woman," about the public roles of African American women in 19th century New York; and “Pursuing Trayvon Martin ...

While attending the Phoenix Indian School, each day would begin with news about World War II. The students ... ball to the Museum of African Art, the National American Indian Museum, the ...

In 2003, when officials finally approved the idea of an African-American museum in Washington ... The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, the first black military pilots, were a crucial part of ...

Part of the restored text describes the 18th- and 19th-century Underground Railroad as “efforts of enslaved African ... a Japanese American unit that fought in World War II, was also restored ...

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency specifically looks for missing American service men and women ... African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medial with one Bronze Service Star, World War II Victory ...

Trump has also targeted the Smithsonian network of museums, which includes the National Museum of African American History ... contributions in World War II and baseball legend Jackie Robinson ...