A Chance Encounter

 In September on a walk with my fiancé I came upon DC's African American Civil War Memorial.

While I had walked U Street multiple times this is the first time I noticed the memorial, and also saw the damage done. 

In a moment when the nation was talking about relics of the Confederacy, I wanted to know the story about the men who fought for their own freedom from slavery. 


Almost 2 months later, here is the story. 

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