These forgotten soldiers might have been the first Black troops to wear Union blue in combat
Advocates want the unit better recognized for its historic achievements.
Advocates want the unit better recognized for its historic achievements.
Milton “Davey” Lockett Jr. was inducted into the Rangers’ Hall of Fame in 2001. After he died in 2018, the Columbus Police Department named its community room for him.
Before he became the first Black player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Emlen Tunnell served in the Coast Guard during and after World War II, where he was credited with saving the lives of two shipmates in separate incidents.
The story of 2nd Lt. Emily Perez, the first black female cadet Brigade Command Sgt. Major of West Point - a groundbreaking cadet and part of the 'Class of 9/11' at West Point: the class that entered the U.S. Military Academy almost simultaneously with the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Because of the bravery of these and other people of color before us, the 2 million African Americans who have returned from our more recent conflicts continue to build on a military foundation that is increasingly diverse and inclusive.
In 1944, Allied forces began liberating the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. Among these soldiers were black GIs whose role in the liberation had largely been overlooked in historical accounts. Now, the Black Liberators Project seeks to highlight the service and sacrifice of these soldiers, including the 172 buried in Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten.
Fair winds and following seas, Marine.
A South Carolina town has honored the memory of a black WWII veteran whose 1946 beating at the hands of a white police chief left him permanently blind and helped spur President Harry Truman’s drive to integrate the U.S. military.
Black History Month provides the opportunity for us to be curious, to look around, and to learn more about the contributions made by African-Americans to our country.
Creating the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Plaza as his Eagle Scout project three years ago, Tim Molinari wanted to ensure there was a record of what happened at Freeman Army Airfield in Seymour.
The U.S. soldier was badly wounded, returned to battle and fought to the death. He was recommended for the nation's highest valor award, but the award was downgraded. Some say racism had a role in that.
How a leadership group grew from a handful of officers to a worldwide presence.
The state Transportation Department has dedicated a bridge along the Outer Banks to a U.S. Coast Guard captain who went from being a slave to the first African-American to command a life-saving station.
“Black History in the Barrens: Those Who Served in the Military” is an exhibit that is currently on display in the Christeen Snavely Art Gallery at the South Central Kentucky Cultural Center off Water Street.
It was a vastly different time when the Tuskegee Airmen fought.
Soldiers with the 92nd Infantry Division served with distinction shortly after the military overturned a ban on black soldiers serving in combat.