We celebrated black achievement and innovation all year here at P.O.U., since it's the last week of Black History month it's time for some more interesting facts about Black History. Cathay Williams was the one and only female Buffalo Soldier, posing as a man named William Cathay to enlist in the 38th infantry in 1866. She served for two years before a doctor discovered … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black History Facts
Cathay Williams
Friday Open Thread: Black Women in the Military
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
Tuesday Open Thread- Little Known Black History Facts
Good morning Obots! Let's continue on with this week's theme of "Little Known Black History Facts". In 2004, the Army named its first ship after an African-American. That man was Robert Smalls. Smalls was born to a slave mother and a white father in Beaufort, S.C. As a young man, Smalls held several jobs in Charleston, S.C., and finally began working at … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread- Little Known Black History Facts