Trump Designates A National Monument For African American Soldiers

On October 26, 2018, US President Donald Trump designated a 380 acre site at Camp Nelson, Nicholasville, Kentucky, a national monument for honoring the role played by African American soldiers in the US Civil War. That was reported by US media on October 27, 2018. An estimated 180 000 African American soldiers fought on the Union's side during the Civil War.

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