During a time when many African American were enslaved and even considered property in much of the country, James H. Gooding had a remarkable vision of equality and the courage to fight for it. James Henry Good More
An excerpt from the 1871 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania showing the commissioning date of William Caitlin. Caitlin was commissioned by the state in the National Guard of Pennsylvania [NGP More
Battle flag of the 22nd USCT. Above the center images are the words "Sic Semper Tyrannis."
Officers of the 4th USCT, Christian Fleetwood is 4th from the right.
An excerpt from the 1871 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania showing the commissioning date and death of Maj. Octavious Catto, an early black civil rights leader from Philadelphia who served i More
An excerpt from the 1870 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania showing some of the black companies in the National Guard of Pennsylvania [NGP]. The companies’ unique names were given to them by More
At Fort Indiantown Gap in July of 1943, a Transportation Corps Unit Training Center was activated to train Port Battalions consisting mainly of black troops for World War II service. Fort Indiantown Gap is now More
Soldiers of Company E, 4th U.S. Colored Infantry, at Fort Lincoln, Washington, D.C. Library of Congress photo
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