In honor of National Black History Month, I'm posting some federal documents that relate to African Americans in the military, especially the Tuskegee Airmen and the Buffalo Soldiers. All of these can be accessed online for free.
Tuskegee Airmen
Congressional gold medal to the Tuskegee Airmen. (2006)
Also check out the Library of Congress Online Exhibit here.
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers Commemoration Act of 2005: An Act to Authorize the American Battlefield Monuments Commission to Establish in the State of Louisiana a Memorial to Honor the Buffalo Soldiers. (2005)
Buffalo Soldiers Commemoration Act of 2005 :report (to accompany S. 205). (2005)
Buffalo soldiers at Fort Leavenworth in the 1930s and early 1940s. (1991)
Don't forget to stop by our display to see other interesting federal documents!
Sonnet Erin Brown
Federal Documents Librarian
Subject Specialist: Political Science/Paralegal Studies
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