Here we see several members of the North Carolina Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club-- Greensboro. Proudly, they stood in attendance at the opening of the International Civil Rights Museum. According to the organization's website, the club formed "to have some of the finest military and civilian personnel represent and teach each other about the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers from the 9th and 10th Cavalry." Created in 1866, the first Buffalo Soldiers were a group of 5,000 ex-slaves, Freeman, and Civil War Veterans. As part of the desegregation of the US military, President Truman ended the all black regiments of the Buffalo Soldiers in 1948. Today, the motorcycle club keeps the legacy alive.
The members who attended the February 2nd event were elated to participate and were lucky enough to receive a commemorative program.
Grat photo and good background information! We all should know about these me in this country of ours! Reminds me of the first stanza of Bob Marley's song, "Buffalo Soldiers!"
Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta:
There was a Buffalo Soldier in the heart of America,
Stolen from Africa, brought to America,
Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival.
Posted by: Kate | Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 09:20 AM
Don't mess with those guys - maybe they're not so tuff??
Posted by: leif hagen | Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 04:59 PM
Keep telling that history:
Read the novel, Rescue at Pine Ridge, "RaPR", a great story of black military history...the first generation of Buffalo Soldiers.
How do you keep a people down? ‘Never' let them 'know' their history.
The 7th Cavalry got their butts in a sling again after the Little Big Horn Massacre, fourteen years later, the day after the Wounded Knee Massacre. If it wasn't for the 9th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers, there would of been a second massacre of the 7th Cavalry.
Read the novel, “Rescue at Pine Ridge”, 5 stars Amazon, Barnes & Noble and the youtube trailer commercial...and visit the website http://www.rescueatpineridge.com
I hope you’ll enjoy the novel. I wrote it from my mini-series movie of the same title, “RaPR” to keep my story alive. Hollywood has had a lot of strikes and doesn't like telling our stories...its been “his-story” of history all along…until now. The movie so far has attached, Bill Duke directing, Hill Harper, Glynn Turman and a host of other major actors in which we are in talks with…see imdb.com at; http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0925633/
When you get a chance, also please visit our Alpha Wolf Production website at; http://www.alphawolfprods.com and see our other productions, like Stagecoach Mary, the first Black Woman to deliver mail for Wells Fargo in Montana, in the 1890's, “spread the word”.
Peace.
Posted by: Buffalo Soldier 9 | Friday, February 19, 2010 at 02:31 AM
Interesting info. Usually the warlike appearance hide romantic and gentle creatures.
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Posted by: Irina | Friday, February 19, 2010 at 03:41 AM