We will remember them.” When her speech ended, a lone soldier played “The Last Post” on his bugle to commemorate the Black servicemen as war dead, 106 years, two months and 11 days after the ...

In continuation of recognizing and celebrating Black History Month, WBBM shines a spotlight on the Fighting 8th. Overlooked, by their own military, Black regiments like the Fighting 8th become heroes ...

Two years into the Civil War, black soldiers prepared for battle. At the same time, the nation reacted to a conscription law Congress had passed in March, instituting a draft for the first time.

Chad Williams, the Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Chair in History and the author of “Torchbearers of Democracy: African American Soldiers in the World War I Era,” sat down with BrandeisNow to discuss ...

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 ...

When he took command of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington barred the further recruitment of black soldiers, despite the fact that they had fought side by side with their white counterparts ...

AND THE BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL TO RESEARCH AND SHED LIGHT ON THE 12 BLACK REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO CALLED EXETER HOME AFTER THE WAR. AT THE TIME, EXETER WAS THE CAPITAL OF ...

SEVEN NEWS AS WE CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS. COREY HOWARD TRAVELED TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO TO SEE HOW THEY SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR ...