Wed, Feb 16, 2022
In 1866, Congress passed legislation that created four all-African American U.S. Army units. The 9th and 10th Calvary and the 24th and 25th Infantry Regiments. These segregated troops served in the American West and played major roles in the Spanish-American War, both World Wars and the Korean War. This series prelude to an award-winning, multipart series of short documentary films was produced for the U.S. Army's Fort Huachuca and their Commanding General's Buffalo Soldier Days initiative. Tipping Point captured a small, but unforgettable part of the Buffalo Soldier legacy told through individual stories with historical imagery and lush moving illustrations.
Wed, Feb 16, 2022
Major General Dillard was a modern hero forged out of the Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers. Oliver W. Dillard graduated from Fairfield Industrial High School in Alabama. He then attended the Tuskegee Institute from 1942-1945 on scholarship. In 1947, he was selected to attend U.S. Army Officer Candidate School. In July 1950, 2nd Lt. Dillard deployed to the Republic of Korea with the 24th Infantry Regiment. This is the first installment in the Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers series.
Wed, Feb 16, 2022
This installment in the Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers celebrates the life and challenges overcome by Anna Russell Jones. She was an artist, scholar and U.S. Army Soldier. While studying textile design at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women on a 4-year scholarship, Jones recalled being the only African American student in her program.
Wed, Feb 16, 2022
Mingo Sanders enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1881. He was assigned to the all-Black 25th Infantry Regiment and stationed in Fort Missoula, Montana, in 1888. In 1894, Sanders and the 25th Infantry came under the command of James A. Moss who established the first and only 25th U.S. Infantry Bicycle Corps.
Wed, Feb 16, 2022
William Henry Walker moved to Fort Huachuca after his mother found employment as the kitchen manager at the all-Black servicemen's club. Walker grew up on the installation and enlisted in the U.S. Army. In 1935 he was assigned to Company G, 25th Infantry Regiment. He was then selected to attend the segregated Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1942. He served in the Western Pacific Campaigns of World War II.