The removal of two displays honoring Black American soldiers at a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands has drawn backlash from Dutch officials, residents, and families of fallen troops, per NBC ...
In 1942, James G. Thompson, of Wichita, Kansas, addressed a letter to the editor of The Pittsburgh Courier with a simple question. While working in the cafeteria of a local defense plant, Thompson, ...
A Black History Month lecture at Lincoln University put the lives and formation of the U.S. Colored Troops into new perspective while also honoring an essential university figure. David M. Walton, an ...
Their fighting in the 1863 battles at Port Hudson, Milliken’s Bend and Fort Wagner proved the mettle of the United States Colored Troops. Often overlooked, said Anthony Gibbs, is how their sacrifice ...
Learn more about the role of black troops during the Civil War at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie. Cyril Lagvanec, Ph.D., will talk about the history ...
MARGRATEN, Netherlands — Ever since a US military cemetery in the southern Netherlands removed two displays recognizing Black troops who helped to liberate Europe from the Nazis, visitors have filled ...
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