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African American

JHan

(10,173 posts) Sun Feb 17, 2019, 06:32 PM Feb 2019

I felt like this needed a separate post, in honor of Recursion's buffalo soldier reminder

https://www.democraticunderground.com/118766915

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I felt like this needed a separate post, in honor of Recursion's buffalo soldier reminder (Original Post) JHan Feb 2019 OP

It has been my intent to watch a series of AA films - stories, cilla4progress Feb 2019 #1

Research the 10th Cavalry in the Spanish-American War. brush Feb 2019 #2

Was just reading that cilla4progress Feb 2019 #3

cilla4progress

(25,972 posts)

1. It has been my intent to watch a series of AA films - stories,

Reply to JHan (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2019, 07:05 PM

Feb 2019

actors, directors, this Black history month.

Wanted to watch one on the Buffalo soldiers - I learned that they were some of the 1st park rangers, such as in Yosemite!

But all I could find were ones pitting AA soldiers against Native American tribes (which I know is actual history), but there must be other stories of them.

brush

(58,016 posts)

2. Research the 10th Cavalry in the Spanish-American War.

Reply to cilla4progress (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 17, 2019, 07:43 PM

Feb 2019

They saved Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders' asses there.

https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/how-buffalo-soldiers-helped-win-the-spanish-american-warand-saved-teddy-roosevelt-7716090

cilla4progress

(25,972 posts)

3. Was just reading that

Reply to brush (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 17, 2019, 08:17 PM

Feb 2019

here.

Shame that AA history is so long ignored!

I spent several years reading a library of NA history.

So Important to know ALL our history.

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