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In recent times the role that African-Americans played in winning the wars with Native Americans has received a good deal of media coverage. Most people have heard about the "buffalo soldiers," especially those in the Tenth Cavalry, among whom eleven were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for their heroic deeds (Katz 204). Less well known are the Black Seminole Scouts, a group that almost certainly could be traced to Africans who escaped enslavement in South Carolina, though most probably came from Georgia. Originally they escaped to Florida, where they settled with the Seminoles, who were fighting the U.S. military. When those wars ended they moved with the Seminoles to the West. They escaped to Mexico when whites in the West tried to reenslave them. There they fought for the Mexican army and became famous for their military prowess. In the 1870s they were persuaded to join the U.S. military in a war against Native Americans of the plains. Their exploits became legend. Without losing one man they won a dozen large battles. A commander and three scouts, who were later awarded Congressional Medals of Honor, defeated a war party of thirty Indians. After the government broke its promises of food and land for their families and after a Texas sheriff shot one of the Medal of Honor winners in the back, they moved back to Mexico --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "M C Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does anybody know about the 555th Airborne, and all-Black paratrooper unit > from WWII? Or the tank brigades that drove Sherman tanks and operated in > Germany near the end of WWII with Patton? > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Astromancer > Date: 11/07/05 07:48:42 > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...) > > Monefort Point Marines...Another well-kept secret...I have misspelled the > name because it escape me right now... > > sancochojo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Oh of course. We must not forget "The > Buffalo Soldiers" I believe > which consisted of the 9th and 10th Calvary. Name given to them by > the Native Americans. > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I found the below at a site dealing with Black soldiers in WWI. I > looked because I mistakenly thought "Devil Dogs" was applied to > Black soldiers in Europe. According this I was wrong, but there were > the "Harlem HellFighters", who were quite impressive. I assume there > were other Blacks who also distinguished themselves in combat. I'm > curious: did the "Hellfighters" or any other tag specific to Black > combat units survive to this day as a sign of honor and bravery, the > way "Devil Dogs", "Leathernecks", and others did? > > > > http://www.fatherryan.org/blackmilitary/ww1.htm > > ...even-though the majority of black men were relegated to the > Services of Supply, mainly serving as laborers and stevedores, they > were active combat units like the 369th Infantry Regiment, a > National Guard outfit also known as Harlem Hellfighters ; they were > the first Americans, black or white, toreach the combat zone in > France, the first to cross the Rhine River in the offensive against > Germany;and, the Harlem Hell-fighters were in continuous combat for > 191 days, longer than any otherAmerican Unit. One of the men of the > 369th, Sgt. Henry Johnson, became the first American to win the > FrenchWar Cross, the Croix de Guerre. In May 1918, Johnson and Pvt. > Needham Roberts valiantlyfought off a vicious attack by a large > German raiding party that appears tohave numbered over 30 men. They > killed at lease four Germans andwounded ten. Johnson is buried at > Arlington National Cemetary. > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > Oorah!!! > > > > James Landrith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Semper Fi, Leathernecks and > Devil Dogs. > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > James Landrith > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 > > AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 > > MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith > > Taking the Gloves Off - <http://www.jameslandrith.com> > > http://www.jameslandrith.com > > The Multiracial Activist - <http://www.multiracial.com> > > http://www.multiracial.com > > The Abolitionist Examiner - > <http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/> > > http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/ > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Astromancer > > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 11:18 AM > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 50 Cent Disagrees With Kanye West > > > > > > > > Yo, Semper Fi... > > > > sancochojo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:You know, I think the second most > > overused word that we use in our > > community is "respect" Actually I think that only We(black folk) > use > > it until its worn to the ground. The sad part is the ones that > use > > it the most are the very people that do most of the direspecting > of > > our people through their lyrics, yet we defend them. The word > > respect has been completely been removed from my vacabulary. This > > post is probably the most times I've ever used that word. > > > > As a former Marine, we learn that you earn respect not demand it, > > and we (black folks) demand to much dang respect. So many > articles > > in the country come out about a killing and when they ask the > young > > thug killer why, he says, "He disrepected me." WHAT! > > ... > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > Science fiction and fantasy Music genres Genre magazine > > --------------------------------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "scifinoir2" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! 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