the Filipino American National Historical Society – Hampton Roads Chapter and W&M to promote the actions of African-American service members – or Buffalo Soldiers – participating in combat operations ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...