The Buffalo Soldiers may be known for fighting on the Western frontier, but their role in American military history is […] ...

174 of the 8,200 U.S. soldiers who are buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery are Black. Nearly one million African American soldiers fought in Europe during World War II. Now, plaques at a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Raphael Morris has never been to his uncle's final resting place, the U ...

During my junior year at West Point in 2017, I attended a ceremony honoring the namesake of the school's newest barracks: Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. This was the first building at West Point named ...

In November 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that the Trump administration removed a memorial honoring fallen African-American soldiers in the Netherlands. The Facebook page Occupy Democrats ...

When 23-year-old Technician Fourth Class George H. Pruitt of the 43rd Signal Heavy Construction Battalion plunged into the river on June 10, 1945, he was laying telephone line. Pruitt saw a fellow ...

MARGRATEN, Netherlands — Ever since a U.S. military cemetery in the southern Netherlands removed two displays recognizing Black troops who helped to liberate Europe from the Nazis, visitors have ...

To celebrate America’s 250th birthday we’re joined by Dr. Shirley Green to discuss Black soldiers of the American Revolution. The Journal is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

Concerned officials in the Netherlands have inquired why information about Black US WWII service members has been removed from a cemetery in the country. Dutch officials have raised “serious concerns” ...