#BuffaloSoldiers
In 1897, the Army sent 20 Buffalo Soldiers on a 1,900-mile bicycle expedition through mountains, mud, and sand. Nineteen made it. The Army declared success, then abandoned the idea. At least they got a train ride home. #History #BuffaloSoldiers
The Iron Riders: How Buffalo Soldiers Rode 1,900 Miles So the Army Could Decide It Didn’t Need Bicycles
In 1897, the U.S. Army sent 20 Buffalo Soldiers on a 1,900-mile bicycle expedition from Montana to Missouri. Armed with rifles, camping gear, and an apparently unlimited supply of determination, they battled mountains, mud, sand, and scorching heat. Nineteen completed the journey, proving that bicycles could serve military purposes. The Army celebrated the Iron Riders' success—and then abandoned the idea of a permanent bicycle corps.
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October 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"More Work Than Glory" contains five decades of research on the little-known Black U.S. Army troops, the Buffalo Soldiers, from military to non-military missions.

💻️: https://tinyurl.com/3sccr4ef

#buffalosoldiers #civilwar #greatwar
October 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM
🎖️ He broke barriers at West Point. He became a Buffalo Soldier. And his story didn’t end there. Discover the remarkable life and legacy of Henry O. Flipper, a true trailblazer in American history.🔗 sdvoice.info/henry-o-flip...

#HenryOFlipper #BlackHistory #BuffaloSoldiers #VoiceAndViewpoint
September 23, 2026 at 9:46 PM
September 22, 2026 at 12:58 AM
"...during the Spanish American War (1898). The brave men also served among the first national park rangers.” SOURCE: National Museum of African American History and Culture
#BuffaloSoldiers
#AmericanHistory

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Buffalo Soldiers
As subjects of both historical study and popular legend, the African American servicemen known as “Buffalo Soldiers” continue to provoke conversations.
nmaahc.si.edu
September 21, 2026 at 10:36 AM
#OTD in #History 1866

Sept 21: #BuffaloSoldiers Formed
Context: The 10th Cavalry Regiment was formed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Facts: Six all-African American cavalry and infantry regiments were created after Congress passed the Army Organization Act.
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September 21, 2026 at 10:36 AM
“The #BuffaloSoldiers had played a critical role in the charge that would make [Theodore Roosevelt Jr.] a national celebrity.” SOURCE: Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire by Jonathan M. Katz
#AmericanHistory

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September 21, 2026 at 10:36 AM
#BuffaloSoldiers mainly served on the Western frontier following the American #CivilWar. “These Black soldiers helped protect the nation's westward expansion by building roads & participating in major military actions, such as the Red River War (1874-1875) and the Battle of San Juan Hill..."

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September 21, 2026 at 10:36 AM
160th Anniversary Year of the #BuffaloSoldiers: #SanFrancisco War Memorial #Veterans Building to 6pm www.indybay.org/newsitems/20...
160th Anniversary Year of the Buffalo Soldiers: S.F. War Memorial Veterans Building : Indybay
401 Van Ness Ave., 2nd Floor S.F. War Memorial Veterans San Francisco, CA
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September 20, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Havana filmmaker Gloria Rolando is racing to finish "Mi Guerra," a documentary-fiction film on the Buffalo Soldiers who fought in Cuba in 1898. #BuffaloSoldiers #AfroCuban
Cuba’s Gloria Rolando is making a film about the Buffalo Soldiers. She needs our help
Filmmaker Gloria Rolando highlights the history of Black U.S. soldiers in Cuba's 1898 war for independence in her project, Mi Guerra.
amsterdamnews.com
August 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Cuban filmmaker Gloria Rolando is making a film about the Buffalo Soldiers in Cuba -- and asking for the community's support. #BuffaloSoldiers #BlackHistory
Cuba’s Gloria Rolando is making a film about the Buffalo Soldiers. She needs our help
Filmmaker Gloria Rolando highlights the history of Black U.S. soldiers in Cuba's 1898 war for independence in her project, Mi Guerra.
amsterdamnews.com
August 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Beyoncé backing the Buffalo Soldiers is crazy. These men were paid to wipe out Native people—would’ve erased their families for the right price. Attack dogs for the same system that once chained them. #beyoncecowboycartertour
#buffalosoldiers #bbcnews
#c4news #Newsnight
June 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Bob Marley sure thought so… (I like to think he watched it with his kids!) #BuffaloSoldiers
July 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
November 4, 2024 at 3:14 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth

Day 12

#BlackMilitary

#AfricanAmericans contributed greatly to the US Military.

The #BuffaloSoldiers, the #RedTails and the #SixTripleEight had significant impacts that were not known to many.

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February 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth

Day 12

#BlackMilitary

The #BuffaloSoldiers were #AfricanAmericans who served in the U.S. Military during the Civil War and continued to serve afterward.

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Buffalo Soldiers - Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
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February 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
While Trump is busy renaming forts after traitors, we’d like to honor the 1st Kansas USCT, the first regiment of free Black men to fight for the country. They were the first, but not the last. #BuffaloSoldiers

Black History is American History
The Heroic First Black Regiment of the Civil War | Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
YouTube video by HISTORY
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February 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Mr. Hugh’s History: New strip!!
July 14th

Mr. Hugh hops in on a challenging and historic bike ride!

#history #ushistory #bicycling #altcomics #webcomics #buffalosoldiers #determination #cycling
July 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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