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How the Tuskegee Airmen helped break the Army’s racial barrier
A group of World War II pilots were the first to break the U.S. Army’s racial barrier, leading to the eventual desegregation of the military.
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Frederick Douglass’ unannounced visit to Lincoln’s White House … and the friendship it created
Frederick Douglass didn’t agree with everything President Abraham Lincoln said when they first met, but he left with a new fondness for Lincoln after they spoke about justice and equality for black soldiers.
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Black Military History Month: Military Times’ special coverage begins
Black Military History Month: Military Times’ special coverage begins
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Army 2-star made history before, after military integration
Maj. Gen. Frederic Davison’s career spanned decades that proved critical to race relations in uniform.
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The Marine gunny who kept his men alive at Hue City
Retired Marine John Canley’s actions during the battle of Hue City in Vietnam in 1968 has him one step away from receiving a Medal of Honor.
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African-American GIs of WWII: Fighting for democracy abroad and at home
Until this century, the contributions of African-American soldiers in World War II barely registered in America’s collective memory of that war.
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Black Military History Month: The ‘Triple Nickels,’ America’s all-black Army airborne unit
Black Military History Month: The ‘Triple Nickels,’ America’s all-black Army airborne unit
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Remembering Tuskegee Airman Thomas Ellis
It is with great sadness that we report on the 2nd of January, Thomas Ellis, one of six remaining Tuskegee airmen in San Antonio, passed away from a stroke.
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West Point dedicates barracks to ostracized black cadet, Tuskegee Airman
Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. eventually became a Tuskegee Airman and the Air Force’s first black general, but when he was just a cadet in 1932 at the United States Military Academy, no one wanted to be his roommate, let alone be his friend or speak to him unless absolutely necessary.
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How the Tuskegee Airmen helped break the Army’s racial barrier
A group of World War II pilots were the first to break the U.S. Army’s racial barrier, leading to the eventual desegregation of the military.
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Frederick Douglass’ unannounced visit to Lincoln’s White House … and the friendship it created
Frederick Douglass didn’t agree with everything President Abraham Lincoln said when they first met, but he left with a new fondness for Lincoln after they spoke about justice and equality for black soldiers.
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Black Military History Month: Military Times’ special coverage begins
Black Military History Month: Military Times’ special coverage begins
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Army 2-star made history before, after military integration
Maj. Gen. Frederic Davison’s career spanned decades that proved critical to race relations in uniform.
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The Marine gunny who kept his men alive at Hue City
Retired Marine John Canley’s actions during the battle of Hue City in Vietnam in 1968 has him one step away from receiving a Medal of Honor.
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African-American GIs of WWII: Fighting for democracy abroad and at home
Until this century, the contributions of African-American soldiers in World War II barely registered in America’s collective memory of that war.
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Black Military History Month: The ‘Triple Nickels,’ America’s all-black Army airborne unit
Black Military History Month: The ‘Triple Nickels,’ America’s all-black Army airborne unit
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Remembering Tuskegee Airman Thomas Ellis
It is with great sadness that we report on the 2nd of January, Thomas Ellis, one of six remaining Tuskegee airmen in San Antonio, passed away from a stroke.
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West Point dedicates barracks to ostracized black cadet, Tuskegee Airman
Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. eventually became a Tuskegee Airman and the Air Force’s first black general, but when he was just a cadet in 1932 at the United States Military Academy, no one wanted to be his roommate, let alone be his friend or speak to him unless absolutely necessary.
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How the Tuskegee Airmen helped break the Army’s racial barrier
A group of World War II pilots were the first to break the U.S. Army’s racial barrier, leading to the eventual desegregation of the military.
-
Frederick Douglass’ unannounced visit to Lincoln’s White House … and the friendship it created
Frederick Douglass didn’t agree with everything President Abraham Lincoln said when they first met, but he left with a new fondness for Lincoln after they spoke about justice and equality for black soldiers.
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Black Military History Month: Military Times’ special coverage begins
Black Military History Month: Military Times’ special coverage begins
-
Army 2-star made history before, after military integration
Maj. Gen. Frederic Davison’s career spanned decades that proved critical to race relations in uniform.
-
The Marine gunny who kept his men alive at Hue City
Retired Marine John Canley’s actions during the battle of Hue City in Vietnam in 1968 has him one step away from receiving a Medal of Honor.
-
African-American GIs of WWII: Fighting for democracy abroad and at home
Until this century, the contributions of African-American soldiers in World War II barely registered in America’s collective memory of that war.
-
Black Military History Month: The ‘Triple Nickels,’ America’s all-black Army airborne unit
Black Military History Month: The ‘Triple Nickels,’ America’s all-black Army airborne unit
-
Remembering Tuskegee Airman Thomas Ellis
It is with great sadness that we report on the 2nd of January, Thomas Ellis, one of six remaining Tuskegee airmen in San Antonio, passed away from a stroke.
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West Point dedicates barracks to ostracized black cadet, Tuskegee Airman
Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. eventually became a Tuskegee Airman and the Air Force’s first black general, but when he was just a cadet in 1932 at the United States Military Academy, no one wanted to be his roommate, let alone be his friend or speak to him unless absolutely necessary.
