African Americans in the Army: 1868-1948
Janice Lovelace, PhD
Content
Welcome
1m 33s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 34s
Introduction
4m 5s
Buffalo Soldiers
14m 20s
Spanish American War
5m 33s
World War One
9m 11s
World War Two
15m 19s
Integration
3m 43s
Announcements / prizes
4m 32s
Questions / answers
7m 53s
About this webinar
Following the Civil War, when nearly 200,000 African American men served, the U.S. Army established 4 African American infantry (later modified to 2) and 2 cavalry regiments in 1868. They initially served in the West but fought in the Spanish American War and the two World Wars in segregated units. It was not until 1948 that Executive Order 9981 integrated the military. What was life like for these soldiers? Where do you find service and pension records?
About the speaker
Janice Lovelace is a genealogical researcher, educator, author, and lecturer, with over thirty years of experience. She completed the Genealogy and Family History certificate at the University of...
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Comments (25)
This was great! My 3x great uncle was a Buffalo Soldier, my great Uncle was a Harlem Hellfighter and died in 1918 and is buried in France. My great grandfather was in WWI and became blind as a result of the gas. But went on and established himself in his community.
Very informative and detailed. Thank you.
It's always nice to see fabulous, detailed slides. Thank you!
This was an very informative webinar.
This webinar was educational and extremely informative. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Janice was very knowledgeable about her topic and very clear and thorough in her presentation.
Interesting
Excellent information. Janice is always such a good presenter.