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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

He is also thought to be the first Baptist missionary to travel overseas. During the Civil War, African-American soldiers fighting for the Union were initially paid less than their white counterparts.

It is believed to be the only village in the United States founded by formerly enslaved soldiers ... man labeled as the “most influential African American of the nineteenth century.” ...

ST. LOUIS – In a relentless rainstorm, a groundbreaking ceremony was held, attributing to the sacrifice of African American soldiers during the Civil War. “The troops could go out if our ...

Meet America’s Buffalo Soldiers—some of the nation’s first park rangers. On a clear fall day in California in 1903, a group of soldiers and civilians, both African American and Caucasian, gathered in ...