More than 6,500 African American women served during World War II. Many enlisted out of a patriotic sense of duty for a country that kept them segregated. While the Six Triple Eight has received ...

More than 75 years after World War II, a group of African American female soldiers in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion are being called heroes. Despite facing racial and gender ...

Historian Leslie Harris talked about African American access to higher education in the 20th century. and the… April 25, 2017 U.S. Women Soldiers During World War I ...

First African-American Female Soldier Immediately following the Civil War, William Cathey enlisted in the U.S. Regular Army in St. Louis, Mo. Cathey, ...

More women soldiers have died in Iraq than any other war since World War II. ... African-American Women Casualties in Iraq. March 23, 2005 12:00 AM ET. Heard on News & Notes.

A former British Army soldier who was once a fixture on military recruitment posters has received a financial settlement and an apology from the Ministry of Defense ...

Beyoncé faces criticism for wearing Buffalo Soldier shirt with controversial Native American language during Paris Cowboy Carter Tour performance on Juneteenth.

African American soldiers from four local counties who fought for the United States during the American Civil War were recently honored at an event hosted by Right the Record and History Quest ...

“I traced my mine back to the 1500′s which is really hard for an African American,” Ware added. She’s now helping identify African American soldiers from the Abbeville area who served in WWII.

The 1850s and 1860s in America saw the rise of the “sentimental domestic idea.” Women were held up as examples of purity, piety, and submissiveness. In the American antebellum period, precise ...

Historian Adriane Lentz-Smith talked about African American involvement in World War I. She spoke about how their military service exposed the racial tensions of the time.