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160 years ago this summer, a group of Black American Civil War veterans gathered in New York's Washington Square Park to offer their services to the cause of Irish freedom - their story is recalled in my 'From the Square' blog for @nyupress.bsky.social nyupress.org/blog/2026/07...
Forgotten Black Fenians – New Research Reveals Post-Civil War Solidarity by Patrick J. Mahoney, author of The Fenian Empire - NYU PressThis summer marks 160 years since the Battle of Ridgeway, the definitive event of the Fenian raids on Canada. Fought on June 2, 1866, near Ridgeway, Ontario, it pitted hundreds... READ MOREnyupress.org