by lindaoppenheim | Feb 4, 2023
Old Barracks Museum hosts the Four Centuries of African American Soldiers event. This vivid living history program tells the heroic stories of America’s Black warriors spanning 400 years until today. The program includes authentic military artifacts,...
by lindaoppenheim | Feb 4, 2023
Old Barracks Museum hosts the Four Centuries of African American Soldiers event. This vivid living history program tells the heroic stories of America’s Black warriors spanning 400 years until today. The program includes authentic military artifacts,...
by lindaoppenheim | Feb 4, 2023
Join the National Museum of the U.S. Army as we explore the history and fight for equal rights by African American soldiers during World War II. A museum educator will showcase the commitment, challenges, and bravery of African American soldiers navigating both...
by lindaoppenheim | Feb 20, 2018 | Events
Commemorate African American soldiers who helped shape America’s history with historians and reenactors representing the Harlem Hellfighters of WWI, 6th Regiment USCT of the Civil War, 369th Regiment portrayed by Ebony Doughboys, and others at the Old Barracks...
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 10, 2017 | Article
Fighting for their country in virtually every war in which the United States was involved did not protect African American veterans once they returned home. The Equal Justice Initiative has produced a history of African American participation in the military and the...