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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program dedicated a new historical marker Saturday to commemorate Black soldiers who fought in the U.S. Civil War.

“The South was still carrying the burden of the Civil War,” Andrew Young, the soon-to-be 93-year-old civil rights leader and lawmaker who Carter made U.N. Ambassador, reminded me last week.

On the evening of Nov. 2, those wishing to learn a Civil War-era dance can attend a period-dress ball, though the ball will cost $10 per adult and $6 per child ages 6-12.

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Civil rights groups decided not to ask the Supreme Court to review a court ruling that could help end a key way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act, raising questions about the landmark law’s future.