Category: Military
“ICYMT” Event That Made History This November
Us Army overturns century-old convection of black soldiers. The convection involved 110 black soldiers; of those, 19 were executed. Stemming from the Houston Riots on [more…]
The 761st Tank Battalion, AKA the “Black Panthers” of WWII
The 761st Tank Battalion was a segregated unit of the United States Army during World War II composed primarily of African American soldiers. The battalion [more…]
Good Blood, Bad Policy: The Red Cross and Jim Crow
BY MELBA NEWSOME Jan 18, 2023 A 1940s Red Cross rule, which racially segregated blood, propped up notions of racial difference and Black inferiority. In [more…]
How The All-Black 54th Massachusetts Regiment Changed History During The Civil War
By Kaleena Fraga | Edited By Jaclyn Anglis Published February 7, 2023 Updated February 10, 2023 Immortalized in the 1989 movie Glory, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was [more…]
Black WWII soldiers asked a white woman for doughnuts and were shot
By JUSTIN WM. MOYERTHE WASHINGTON POST • January 15, 2023 About two weeks after the end of World War II in Europe, French women were serving U.S. soldiers [more…]
What Happened To Black Soldiers After The Civil War?
Black soldiers have proudly fought in every American war since the founding of this country, including the infamous Civil War. Written By Bilal G. Morris [more…]
The Downfall Of Allensworth: How Racism And Lies Destroyed A Black Town In California
Here is the amazing and tragic story of Allensworth, the only California town to be founded, financed, and governed by Black people Written By Bilal [more…]
SERGEANT WILLIAM HARVEY CARNEY: FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN AWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR
POSTED BY JAE JONES – SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 Sergeant William Harvey Carney was the first African American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was [more…]
The Proud Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers
In 1866, an Act of Congress created six all-black peacetime regiments, later consolidated into four –– the 9th and 10th Cavalry, and the 24th and [more…]
The Overlooked Black History of Memorial Day
Nowadays, Memorial Day honors veterans of all wars, but its roots are in America’s deadliest conflict, the Civil War. Approximately 620,000 soldiers died, about two-thirds from disease. The work [more…]
