African Americans were used to further the practice of vaccination during the Civil War
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Learn about Mary Ann Shadd Cary, an African American woman who recruited for the Union Army
The little told story of African Americans and the Ambulance Corps during the Civil War is one of bravery and trailblazing.
On August 3 at 1:30 at the NMCWM, take a unique look at an understudied aspect of Civil War history – medical care in slave refugee camps.
This walking tour of Downtown Frederick will provide visitors with a unique look into the city’s storied African American past.
Tracy Evans explores the incredibly vibrant history of the land just south of Frederick, Maryland.
Intrigued by Samuel Digg’s character, our editor asked Dr. Robert G. Slawson, author of Prologue to Change: African Americans in the Civil War Era to write a brief introduction as to what the education and military service of African American physicians would have been like.
