Memorial Day
Three years before its official start, 10,000 people in Charleston, South Carolina gathered to honor fallen Union soldiers.
Juneteenth
How Miss Opal Lee's persistence turned June 19th into an annual observance of freedom.
Harriet Tubman Day
Why March 10 commemorates a pillar of the Underground Railroad and the first woman to lead a military raid in American history.
Ma Collier
Margaret "Ma" Collier became the first Black woman to serve as a military service club hostess and revolutionized entertainment for segregated troops.