Private Cathay Williams was the only woman to serve in the US Army as a Buffalo Soldier. On November 15, 1866 she enlisted in the Army as a man. Williams reversed her name to William Cathay and lived as a male soldier and served until she was found out due to the last of many illnesses she suffered while a serving. She is the only documented black woman known to have served in … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Women in the Military
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Thursday Open Thread: Black Women in the Military
In 1862, Governor Andrew of Massachusetts arranged for Harriet Tubman to go to Beaufort, South Carolina, as a nurse and teacher to the Gullah people of the Sea Islands who had been left behind by their owners when they fled the advance of the Union Army, which remained in control of the islands. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Women in the Military
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Women In The Military
As one of only two female African-American pilots in the Air Force , Capt. Christina Hopper is a rarity. She is also the first and only Black female F-16 Fighting Falcon instructor pilot at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. Hooper is also the first female Black F-16 pilot to fight in a war, flying about 50 missions and logging 800 hours in Iraq. When Hooper flies an F-16, she … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Women In The Military
LIVE STREAM: President Obama Awards The Medal Of Honor To Overlooked Veterans
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Tuesday Open Thread: Black Women in the Military
Major General Marcia Martin Anderson is the highest-ranking African American woman in the history of the United States Army. She made history in 2011 as the first African American woman in the Army’s history to achieve the rank of major general. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Women in the Military