From the moment we meet the African American soldiers of the 3rd Battalion of the all Black 24th Infantry who arrive at their barracks in Houston in 1917, to the haunting ending where their fates are ...

Charles J. Blackwood National Museum of African American History and Culture World War I Croix de Guerre medal awarded to the 369th Infantry Regiment National Museum of American History Camouflaged ...

With few exceptions, the historical footprints of African Americans who trod Clark County in the early days are challenging to track. Through the Corps of Discovery’s journals, we know about York. He’ ...

African American troops line up, National Archives The military's view toward African Americans during World War II reflected that of the wider American culture. According to a report commissioned ...

Going back to the 19th Century, just after the Civil War, the “Buffalo Soldiers” were the first African American army regiments in the U.S. Peacetime Army, with four stationed out of Fort Davis.

However, the records also state that many prominent African-American political activists of that time like Ida B. Wells-Bartlett condemned America’s government as hypocritical for using black soldiers ...

After fighting for democracy overseas in World War I, African American soldiers returned determined to fight for democracy at home African American troops arrive in an ambulance at the American ...