Little Known Black History Fact: Cathay Williams, Buffalo Soldier
Cathay Williams was the first African American woman to enlist and be documented as a soldier in the U.S. Army.
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Cathay Williams was the first African American woman to enlist and be documented as a soldier in the U.S. Army.
A formerly enslaved woman secretly became a Buffalo Soldier and was able to hide her gender from her fellow infantrymen for years.
Cathay Williams was the first Black woman to enlist in the U.S. Army.
Immigrants who faced a crossroads moment in their lives and traveled west to begin settling the Logan County area were the topic of Overland Trail Museum’s History Café program Wednesday. The program served as a kick-off for the museum’s Crossroad journey which will culminate in August with the Smithsonian exhibit, “Crossroads – Change in Rural […]
Interesting facts about Black historical figures who have made such an impact.