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Related: About this forumThe Buffalo Soldiers Who Rode Bikes
I came across this today listening to our local NPR affiliate. Apparently, there will be a documentary released sometime in the future. I've never heard of this.
More here:
http://www.historynet.com/the-buffalo-soldiers-who-rode-bikes.htm
MontanaMama
(24,067 posts)has a wonderful tribute to the bicycle riding Buffalo Soldiers. There is some dispute as to where the term Buffalo Soldier came from but many attribute the nickname to the Native Americans who called the Black Cavalry by the name Buffalo Soldiers because they had kinky, curly hair like the bison. The last surviving Buffalo Soldier, Mark Matthews, died in 2005 at the age of 111.
I didnt know about the documentary, thank you for the heads up!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Soldier
yonder
(10,005 posts)but never gave it any mind. Now I know. I'd like to see that museum up there someday. A couple of things from that OP link are those bicycles were supposed to have weighed 32# and they averaged 50 miles a day. I figured they would be quite a bit heavier and considering the 120 year old roads and tracks, that's a pretty good pace. Remarkable, if accurate.
The interview today said they've recreated and filmed some of the scenes just north of Boise here - I'll be looking forward to the documentary as well.
dem in texas
(2,681 posts)This old fort is maintained as a historical site by the state of Texas. It is remote and out of the way and I think that is why I like it so much.
It is well know for having Buffalo Soldiers stationed there.
I was taking classes in Dreamweaver back in 2002 and built a site for Fort McKavett as one of my assignments. It is still up on my cooking website.
http://www.jalapenocafe.com/portfolio/fortmckavett/assignment4_no3.html