RICH KIPER: Race didn't matter
RICH KIPER: Race didn’t matter Rich Kiper Ernest Evans’ recent column, titled “Americans owe debt of gratitude to Black soldiers,” was excellent. He extolled the 1st Colored Infantry Regiment, later re-named the 79th Colored Infantry Regiment, which served in the Civil War. At Fort Leavenworth, we have the monument to the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments – the “Buffalo Soldiers.” Their mission was to keep order on the frontier where Indians were being moved onto reservations. That included fighting with the Indians. Now such a monument is seen as a symbol of minority oppression....
Source: leavenworthtimes.com