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Black Panthers: The African American Soldiers of the 761st Tank Battalion Who Fought at the Battle of the Bulge
They made a good first impression, but I have no faith in the inherent fighting ability of the race. This was what General ...
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African-Americans In Combat
Despite policies of racial segregation and discrimination, African-American soldiers played a significant role from the colonial period to the Korean War. It wasn't until the middle of the 20th ...
Guardians of Yosemite: Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
African American soldiers known as the Buffalo Soldiers helped protect Yosemite National Park in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and their legacy continues to be celebrated today through ...
Not forgotten: Ceremony honors Black soldiers killed in Lee Street massacre in Alexandria
The wreath-laying is a tradition that was started by the late Etta Compton many years ago before there was a historical ...
Long forgotten, Black South African servicemen who died in WWI are finally honored with a memorial
More than 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combat roles on the Allied side during World War I and have no ...
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BLACK AMERICANS IN THE U.S. ARMY
Retired Lt. Col. Michael Lee Lanning, author, "The African-American Soldier: From Crispus Attucks to Colin Powell" Image above: "The Old Flag Never Touched the Ground." This painting depicts the ...
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UNSUNG HEROES: On the trail of the U.S. Colored Troops in Vicksburg
By Jim Beaugez Under cover of darkness during the early hours of June 7, 1863, an army of 1,500 Confederate troops approached ...
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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 ...
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ACPL honors Black Civil War soldiers with new exhibit
The exhibit is open now and spotlights the vital role Black soldiers played in the Civil War. It features Lincoln-era photographs, letters, documents, and art. “With this exhibi ...
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KS4 / GCSE History: The experience of African American soldiers in Europe in World War One
The commander of the American Expeditionary Force, General John Pershing had refused to lead black soldiers into battle. Most of the third of a million African Americans drafted into the US Army ...
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Soldiers Memorial kicks off annual event honoring Black service members
That’s the goal of the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, which welcomed the community to the kickoff of the Wendell Pruitt Celebration of African American Service, a new recognition event that ...
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Not forgotten: Ceremony honors Black soldiers killed in Lee Street massacre in Alexandria
Charlie Anderson stood stoically on Lee Street facing the bronze historical marker at 819 Lee St. that gives an account of a tragic part of Alexandria history where an undetermined number of ...