Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee: ‘Do While You Can’
Charles McGee never thought much of flying until he started training at Tuskegee. When he finally left the U.S. Air Force, he had 30 years and three wars behind him.
Dr. Martin Luther King’s ‘Beyond Vietnam’ Speech
On April 4, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a controversial antiwar speech opposing Riverside Church in New York City
Meet the U.S. Army’s First Black Surgeon: Alexander Augusta
Alexander Augusta swam forward against waves of racism to become the United State Army's first Black surgeon
Oldest US World War II Veteran Dies at 112 in New Orleans
“I would like to be remembered as a strong man,” said Lawrence Brooks, “A good soldier"
Were Black People ‘Scarce’ in the West? Hardly — As These Books Show
Black men, women and children had a place in the American West from the earliest days on the frontier
The Oldest Living WWII veteran, Now 112, Wants to be Remembered as a ‘good soldier’
“I would like to be remembered as a strong man,” said Lawrence Brooks, “a good soldier.”
Colin Powell: The Vietnam War Years
Colin Powell's military prowess showed early in his experiences in Vietnam and would shape the leadership abilities that would later catapult his career.
Losing the Lost Cause: An Interview with Retired Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule
Retired Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule combines history and memoir, reflecting on Confederate memorials and his education in segregated academies
How A Severely Wounded Medic Risked His Life to Save Others in Vietnam
Severely wounded, hero medic Lawrence Joel ignored enemy fire to reach the wounded and dead in Vietnam, for which he received the Medal of Honor
Notes from the Underground Railroad: How Slaves Found Freedom
Black slaves recall their perilous journey to freedom using a network of hidden trails and safehouses laid out by freedmen and white abolitionists
How Harlem Hellfighter James Reese Europe Became a Ragtime Legend
“He was our benefactor and inspiration,” Eubie Blake, the jazz great, once said of James Reese Europe, who wielded a baton, not a rifle, for much of World War I
Betty Reid Soskin, America’s Oldest Park Ranger, Turns 100
“When I became a ranger I was taking back my own history"
Famed Buffalo Soldiers Honored at West Point With Statue
From 1907 until 1947 Buffalo Soldiers, known for their exceptional horsemanship, taught white cadets riding skills and tactics at the West Point Military Academy
Oldest Living WWII Veteran Celebrates 112th Birthday
A veteran of the 91st Engineer Battalion, a primarily African-American unit, Brooks served in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II as a servant to three white officers
Camp Nelson Revived
Camp Nelson served as a critical supply depot, training center, and forward base for the Federal Army during the Civil War
Elizabeth Freeman: The Enslaved Woman who Sued for Freedom in 1780—and Won
Using language in Massachusetts' state constitution, Freeman, known as 'Mum Bett,' successfully challenged her enslavement in court
