GAR Photograph; Jefferson Pledge; Dempsey Fight Bell

History Detectives • Season 5 • Episode 3

About this episode

A fight bell that may have been used in a Jack Dempsey boxing match; a photo that may depict white Civil War soldiers standing with two black men, all of whom are thought to be members of the Grand Army of the Republic. Also: a document that may have Thomas Jefferson's signature on it, along with a pledge that would help finance a school.