Farragut, a Union naval fleet captures New Orleans. Union forces control the city until the end of the Civil War. June 7: Homer Plessy, who is categorized as seven-eighths Caucasian and one-eighth ...

As American cities go, New Orleans is unique in so many ways, including its coffee culture -- and chicory is a major part of ...

Hidden histories come to life in this sprawling show, which includes photos, films and interactive touch-screen oral ...

Reconstruction after the Civil War promised black citizens of the United ... A group of powerful white New Orleans' residents would fight the changes and win. After the war ended Harry Hays ...

A forgotten Civil War veteran who died without a proper ... Walterhouse, who was born in Orleans County, New York, in 1823, died at the Orleans County Alms House at around 87 years of age.

From the Civil War to my own childhood in Louisiana in the 1950s and 1960s, to the attack on our Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, one thing is clear: MAGA politics does not confine itself to the voting booth.

New Orleans, Louisiana Known for its vibrant culture ... both military sites with significance dating back to the Civil War.

In the news clip, Wilkinson learned that Walterhouse had lived in western New York following 1½ years of service during the Civil War. He’d ... for a decade at the Orleans County Alms House ...

Thanks to its melting pot of cultures, New Orleans has many sides to explore ... you with stories about the city's role in the Civil War, its famous architecture and the filming locations for ...

C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting in New Orleans. Shenandoah University Civil War Institute Director Jonathan Noyalas talked about civilian ...

A forgotten Civil War veteran who died without a proper ... Walterhouse, who was born in Orleans County, New York, in 1823, died at the Orleans County Alms House at around 87 years of age.

African American Experiences in World War II," a special exhibition that opens on Veterans Day (Nov. 11) at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans. The exhibit spotlights the more than 1.2 ...