The saving grace of the conflict was that, as an editor of the Atlantic Magazine observed, 'we have found ourselves the captors of islands in both great oceans and from our home-staying policy of yesterday we are brought face-to-face with world-wide forces in Asia as well as in Europe.' When reflected on by historians, the Spanish-American War was mean and short.

African American Music from the Civil War Era African American Women during Slavery & Freedom Historic Walking Tour: Mapping Segregation Race & Democracy in Washington DC: Civil War through WWII These free and public events will bring together a diverse group of prominent scholars, artists, and public figures for programming that will engage attendees in a deeper understanding of the African American experience. In commemorating the end of slavery in the nation's capital, Hill Center will present three days of celebratory and scholarly programs. The Hill Center, which is housed in the Old Naval Hospital, named its emancipation events for the Old Naval Hospital's first patient - a young African American seaman taken prisoner by Confederate ships - Benjamin Drummond. The events marks 154 years since President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Emancipation Act, which freed more than 3,000 enslaved Africans held captive in D.C., nearly nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation. All of the events are in Washington, D.C. Gibbs at the Frederick Douglass Historic Site April 16. Additional events include a lecture by Port Of Harlem contributor C.R. The Hill Center will honor America's first liberated slaves with a free walking tour, concert, and discussion series April 15-17.

The Roughest Riders by Jerome Tuccille