tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168838311233857690.post9155430116476171783..comments2023-10-08T08:57:46.703-06:00Comments on My Vintage Cameras: The Rastas Meet A Real Buffalo SoldierMyVintageCamerashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373259154226492noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168838311233857690.post-25068628050206664132009-11-17T02:18:41.322-07:002009-11-17T02:18:41.322-07:00And of course there were black regiments in the Ci...And of course there were black regiments in the Civil War, in spite of a lot of pre-conceived ideas about whether and how well they would fight.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168838311233857690.post-11894404449756536462009-11-16T21:27:19.664-07:002009-11-16T21:27:19.664-07:00In 1878, after finishing high School, Pershing tau...In 1878, after finishing high School, Pershing taught Black children at a local elementary school while awaiting entrance to West Point. After West point he commanded the 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers. For most white Officers this was considered an insult, but his earlier experiences with Black people caused him to be more empathetic.<br /><br />After the Spanish American War, where he again commanded the 10th Cavalry, he was appointed to West point as an instructor. Students there thought he was too tough on them and called him something else "****" because of his appointments with the 10th Cavalry. It has been sanitized to 'Black Jack' for the current history books.<br /><br />I try to keep people in the time in which they lived, and not judge them by modern standards, but in regards to race relations he was well ahead of his time.MyVintageCamerashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373259154226492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168838311233857690.post-45525927067602118952009-11-16T14:20:40.489-07:002009-11-16T14:20:40.489-07:00I didn't know that was why the Black soldiers ...I didn't know that was why the Black soldiers were called Buffalo Soldiers. Great little factoid.<br /><br />About Pershing, I should know this but don't. BTW, he's another link to your WWI Rembrance Week as he was overall US Commander of the AEF in 1918. But, I would guess (it can't be that obvious can it?) he was known as BlackJack Pershing for his cruel treatment of the Mexicans during the border fighting of the early 1900's.Clueless in Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246601221880879890noreply@blogger.com