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From 1878 to 1901, two all-Black U.S. Army regiments played a positive role in helping keep the peace in the Beehive State.
A downtown monument has been updated with the names of 30 Black soldiers from Jacksonville who fought for the Union.
African giant pouched rats, ... By Aussie~mobs – Four Australian soldiers and one British soldier on donkeys in Egypt – WW1, Public Domain, https: ... where American and coalition forces have used ...
Banks was a member of the Buffalo Soldiers, a United States Army regiment comprised of African American soldiers. The regiment served in many wars including World War 1, the Spanish American War ...
A park development honoring Revolutionary War soldier Jim Capers on Eutawville battlefield in South Carolina aims to highlight his heroism and African American legacy nationally.
Retired Army colonel to present on local African-American soldiers in WWI. STAUNTON — The Augusta County Historical Society with the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library invites you to an evening with ...
African American soldiers from four local counties who fought for the United States during the American Civil War were recently honored at an event hosted by Right the Record and History Quest ...
Lemuel Dent Jr., an African American from Charles County, Md., died in fierce fighting in Italy during World War II. It took 79 years to identify his remains.
Organizers say 187,000 soldiers of color served in 75 ... the USCT or the colored soldiers were buried in mass graves,” said Janice Curtis Greene of the Maryland Commission on African-American ...
African American ‘Buffalo Soldiers’, of the 92nd Infantry Division, in a victory parade on 5th Avenue following World War One, New York City, USA, circa 1918-1919.
In the Feb. 19 program, Gantt will discuss the contributions of African American soldiers in the United States Colored Troops, which was founded in 1863 as a branch of the U.S. Army to recruit, ...