Michael Lee Lanning, author, "The African-American Soldier ... became the first Black American general officer in the U.S. Army. Davis entered military service in 1898 as a temporary 1st ...

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Roland E. Brand, 1-57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command • Chief Warrant Officer 2 Zane J. Brandes, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation ...

Furthermore, the military believed black soldiers were unsuited to serve as officers. Stereotyping and discrimination meant that most African American soldiers were never placed in active combat ...

They made a good first impression, but I have no faith in the inherent fighting ability of the race. This was what General ...

Colon, the first African American commissioned into the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after it was desegregated in the 1940s, died ...

At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the exhibition Double Victory: The African American Military Experience provides visitors a valuable overview. You can read a story from ...

Two African-American Army sergeants, Cornelius H. Charlton and William Thompson, earned the Medal of Honor. The 1960s marked a major transformation for African-American citizens in the United States.

Colonel Charles Young lived a remarkable life, overcoming racism and injustice to become a respected military officer, park steward and inspirational leader. In 1884, Second Lieutenant Charles Young ...