Military

 The Bucks of America were an African American militia unit that emerged in Massachusetts during the era of the American Revolutionary War, representing one of the earliest known organized Black military companies in the United States. Although precise records of their founding date are…

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 African-American GIs Of WWII: Fighting For Democracy Abroad And At Homeby Maria Höhn, Professor and Chair of History, Vassar CollegeUntil the 21st century, the contributions of African-American soldiers in World War II barely registered in America’s collective memory of that war.The “tan soldiers,” as…

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