Attention!: Thomas Blackshear Military Figurines
7 Facts About Brigadier General Hazel W. Johnson-Brown
The First African American female General and the First Black Chief of the United States Army Nursing Corps
8 Facts About Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper
The First African American to Graduate from
the United States Military Academy at West Point
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots
“Let it be said that the Negro soldier did his duty under the flag, whether the flag protected him or not.” – Edward A. Johnson
Black Art Video: The Buffalo Soldier Collection
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Called to Duty by Ezra Tucker
10 Facts About Susie King Taylor: 1st Black Nurse
“There are many people who do not know what some of the colored women did during the war. There were hundreds of them who assisted the Union soldiers by hiding them and helping them to escape.”
8 Facts about Cathay Williams, Female Buffalo Soldier
“The first African American female to enlist in the United States Army”
8 Facts About Colonel Charles Young
The first African American to attain the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.