Featured in william carneyBYTim KirkpatrickMar 20, 2023ShareThis is the first African American to earn the Medal of HonorBorn as a slave in February of 1840, William Carney’s father managed to escape and make his way north via the Underground Railroad, ultimately earning the funds to purchase his wife and son’s freedom. The family moved to Massachusetts, … BYTim KirkpatrickMar 20, 2023Share
BYTim KirkpatrickMar 20, 2023ShareThis is the first African American to earn the Medal of HonorBorn as a slave in February of 1840, William Carney’s father managed to escape and make his way north via the Underground Railroad, ultimately earning the funds to purchase his wife and son’s freedom. The family moved to Massachusetts, … BYTim KirkpatrickMar 20, 2023Share
