They made a good first impression, but I have no faith in the inherent fighting ability of the race. This was what General ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The wreath-laying is a tradition that was started by the late Etta Compton many years ago before there was a historical ...

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 ...

By Jim Beaugez Under cover of darkness during the early hours of June 7, 1863, an army of 1,500 Confederate troops approached ...

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 ...

This court martial involved 64 members of the 24th Infantry It's almost 100 years since 19 African-American soldiers were executed following a violent mutiny in Texas. Why is the US only now ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...