/tags/carl-westmoreland Carl Westmoreland en-US Copyright Fri, 25 Mar 2022 08:53:00 GMT /local-news/2022-03-25/carl-westmoreland-funeral-paul-larue-black-veterans-history The late Carl Westmoreland, the historian at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center worked closely with Paul LaRue, a small-town high school teacher, and LaRue's students on restoring the graves of Black veterans of World War I. Fri, 25 Mar 2022 08:53:00 GMT /local-news/2022-03-25/carl-westmoreland-funeral-paul-larue-black-veterans-history Howard Wilkinson /history/2022-03-10/carl-westmoreland-lincoln-heights-dies There is no way to measure the amount of knowledge and understanding Westmoreland had of the story of African Americans in this region and nationally. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 20:20:10 GMT /history/2022-03-10/carl-westmoreland-lincoln-heights-dies Becca Costello, Howard Wilkinson /history/2021-10-19/carl-westmoreland-lincoln-heights-becca-costello-interview As the Village of Lincoln Heights celebrates its diamond jubilee of 75 years since incorporation, WVXU has been telling stories from the community as part of our series Round the Corner. We sat down with renowned historian Carl Westmoreland to hear about his experiences growing up in Lincoln Heights in the 1940s and '50s. Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:49:00 GMT /history/2021-10-19/carl-westmoreland-lincoln-heights-becca-costello-interview Becca Costello /history/2018-01-15/the-modern-civil-rights-movement Historians cite December 1, 1955 as the beginning of the modern civil rights movement. That was the day Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, was… Mon, 15 Jan 2018 09:00:05 GMT /history/2018-01-15/the-modern-civil-rights-movement /local-news/2017-03-08/remembering-world-war-is-african-american-soldiers A young black man from Glendale, whose remains lay in Springfield Township's Beech Grove Cemetery, is a symbol of how the contributions of… Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:00:00 GMT /local-news/2017-03-08/remembering-world-war-is-african-american-soldiers Howard Wilkinson