Posts Tagged ‘Civil War’
War ends in Burundi
28Apr09
According to the New York Times: The off-again-on-again civil war in Burundi that killed more than 200,000 people officially came to an end on Wednesday as the last of its rebel groups formally became a political party. According to the African Union, which has led peace efforts, 3,500 members of the rebel group, the National […]
Filed under: Africa, Around the World, Current Events, Political Bicker | Closed
Tags: African Union, Burundi, Civil War, national liberation forces
Many runaway slaves, who were mandated to work for Confederate military forts during the Civil War, along with “stay-in-place” slaves (stay at slaveowners’ homes) served as spies for the Union and provided a steady stream of information that saved the lives of Union soldiers and fellow slaves. These African-American spies did this while risking their own lives. […]
Filed under: African-American History, Education | Closed
Tags: African American, C.S.S. Virginia, Civil War, Colonel James Montgomery, Confederate Army, Espionage, Harriett Tubman, history, John Brown, Mary Touvestre, The Monitor, U.S. Navy, Underground Railroad
