Gen. Colin Powell was serving at the deputy commanding general at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in the early ’80’s and searched for monuments honoring the Buffalo Soldiers. Disappointed to find just two alleys bearing the name of the all-Black Army units, Gen. Powell used his influence to help erect a proper monument on this day in […]
This weekend in Houston, Texas, the army units known as the Buffalo Soldiers celebrated their 150th Anniversary. The Buffalo Soldiers, originally composed of former slaves and free men, were the first Black troops established during peacetime after the conclusion of the Civil War. On July 28,1866, the U.S. Army was reorganized for peacetime service a […]
