Abstract

The period from the end of the Civil War until the entry of the United States into World War I was almost a “golden era” for African-Americans in the US military. For the first time, African-Americans could serve in the regular military in peacetime.

Keywords:

• Buffalo Soldiers,
• black,
• African American,
• rights,
• war,
• Civil War,
• military,
• army,
• Ft. Riley,
• 9th Cavalry,
• 10th Cavalry,
• Alonzo Scott,
• Jim Crow,
• peacetime,
• peace,
• freedom,
• 24th Infantry,
• 25th Infantry,
• regiments,
• West Point,
• Henry O. Flipper,
• John H. Alexander,
• Charles Young,
• Indians,
• Native Americans,
• honor,
• duty,
• W. B. Barnes,
• Flint Hills,
• mystery,
• legend,
• story,
• Medal of Honor,
• Sergeant Hamilton,
• World War II,
• World War I,
• Indian Wars,
• Spanish-American War,
• Philippines,
• civil rights,
• injustice