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“The Buffalo Soldiers”
Buffalo Soldiers originally were members of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on Setember 21, 1866 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This nickname was given to the “Negro Cavalry” by the Native American tribes they fought; the term eventually became synonymous with all of the African-American regiments formed in 1866…
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