Houston National Museum of African American History and Culture Photographic postcard of WWI soldiers National Museum of African American History and Culture World War I Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage ...

The May 1, 1863 New York Tribune summed up many Northerners' feelings about African American soldiers when it declared, "Loyal Whites have generally become willing that they should fight ...

Most estimates of postwar killings of African-Americans amount to about 4,000 ... of only seven black congressmen in 1875, his wartime service made him the most famous of the group.

Hearns said many of those formally enslaved African Americans went to look for family members who had been sold off. For many of them, seeing Black soldiers for the very first time was empowering.

It is believed to be the only village in the United States founded by formerly enslaved soldiers ... man labeled as the “most influential African American of the nineteenth century.” ...

The commander of the American Expeditionary Force, General John Pershing had refused to lead black soldiers into battle. Most of the third of a million African Americans drafted into the US Army ...

The May 1, 1863 New York Tribune summed up many Northerners' feelings about African American soldiers when it declared, "Loyal Whites have generally become willing that they should fight ...