JACKSON, Mich. (WLNS) -- A new book is now shining a spotlight on the 1st Michigan Colored Infantry and the mark they left on American history.

At just 23 years old, Maurice Imhoff is redefining the narrative around Michigan's past, while bringing forgotten heroes back into focus.

"We are never told the story of the over 180,000 Black men who took up arms to go fight for their freedom of others. We don't get told that story of them capturing flags on the battlefield," Imhoff said. "Fighting for their other brothers in arms, protecting each other."

As both a historian and author, Imhoff sees the history as more than just the past, but as a lesson today's generation can still learn from.

"You're talking a lot of 18 through 25-year-olds who were part of the regiment. It wasn't a bunch of

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