PBS13y
African Americans in the Civil War
The May 1, 1863 New York Tribune summed up many Northerners' feelings about African American soldiers when it declared, "Loyal Whites have generally become willing that they should fight ...
William & Mary6y
‘Buffalo Soldier’ Exhibit Highlights Role of Black Service Members in Philippine-American War
However, the records also state that many prominent African-American political activists of that time like Ida B. Wells-Bartlett condemned America’s government as hypocritical for using black soldiers ...
The Washington Informer2d
Bill to Honor Civil War’s Black Soldiers Reintroduced, Coinciding with Black History Month
The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...
BBC23d
KS4 / GCSE History: World War One - West African troops in the French army
The experience of African American soldiers in Europe in WW1. videoThe experience of African American soldiers in Europe in WW1 Historian David Olusoga examines the racial prejudice experienced by ...
BBC9mon
KS4 / GCSE History: Audio recording from Mall Singh - a colonial soldier captured in World War One
The experience of African American soldiers in Europe in WW1. videoThe experience of African American soldiers in Europe in WW1 Historian David Olusoga examines the racial prejudice experienced by ...