Netflix film tells true story of only predominantly Black and female army battalion to serve during WWII
The Six Triple Eight' recently debuted on Netflix and tells the story of the only predominantly black and female army ...
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These Black Soldiers Fought for the British During the American Revolution in Exchange for Freedom From Slavery
A 1781 drawing of soldiers at the siege of Yorktown, with a Black member of the Patriots' First Rhode Island Regiment ... in their camp in France during World War I Public domain via Wikimedia ...
WW1 soldier finally laid to rest after remains identified by scrap of tartan and thistle brooch in French field
A First World War soldier identified by tartan pieces and a thistle brooch has been laid to rest 109 years after his death.
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Black Civil War soldier finally gets proper military burial — after star NYC journo family spends 15 years tracking down unmarked grave
Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills ... he’ll be honored for the first time ever with a flag on his headstone at West Tennessee State military Cemetery. “This is very emotional for ...
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BLACK AMERICANS IN THE U.S. ARMY
The Airmen's success in escorting bombers during World War II is unmatched ... of mentorship and putting "Soldiers First." 1st Lt. J.R. Phelps and what Black history means to her, her family's ...
Was the Six Triple Eight Real? All About the History-Making Army Unit Depicted in Netflix's New Movie
Kerry Washington plays Lt. Col. Charity Adams, the real-life commander of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, in ...
Monument Honoring Black Union Soldiers To Be Installed At Historic First Baptist Church in Rocky Mount, Virginia
A monument honoring 70 Black Union soldiers who fought for the U.S. in the Civil War will be unveiled in downtown Rocky Mount ...
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World War One: Dublin's 'Haunting Soldier' marks centenary
a soldier and a brother of DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. He is the secretary of the Northern Ireland First World War Centenary Committee. He said the sculpture is a "gentle way of reminding people ...