Celebrating Juneteenth
History Freedom! Juneteenth embodies the ideal written in the Constitution that “all men are equal.” When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, word didn’t…
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Veteran Hugh McElroy (1884-1971)
Background Hugh McElroy, a black soldier, was born in Springfield, Kentucky, on February 29, 1884, to Sarah and Thomas McElroy. In 1898 he lied about…
The Interned Intern’s Internship at the Dungeon of BSNM: Jason Fung
My time as an intern at the BSNM is quite an eye-opening experience. While I have a limited background in military history, I lacked knowledge…
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