Four African American army regiments were stationed at Fort Davis from 1867-1885. The "Buffalo Soldiers" there and beyond were key to westward expansion of the U.S.
During Black History Month last year, JBSA soldiers, civilian personnel and ... “Women served our Nation during World War II, led organizing and litigation efforts during the Civil Rights ...
"And Lincoln, however great, had not freed the slaves — the Union Army, including hundreds of thousands of Black soldiers and sailors ... Some people in West Virginia expanded the celebration ...
As Black History ... the 10th and 9th Cavalry soldiers.” Following their departure from Huntsville in January 1899, many Buffalo Soldiers headed west, settling in Texas, Montana, and the ...
Smithsonian magazine contributor and Texas native Xander Peters ... only unit comprised entirely of Black women to have been deployed overseas during World War II, and it had served a critical ...
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion is the only all Black U.S. Women's Army Corps unit sent overseas during World ...
Here are five Black History Month icons from Texas that you need to know about.
The soldier was found dead in her Tennessee home near an Army post in May 2024 with nearly 70 stab wounds, according to an ...
Here are five Black History Month icons from Texas that you need to know about. Barbara Jordan was a lawyer, educator, and politician who became the first Black woman to be elected to the Texas Senate ...