LibGuides: Primary Sources for African American History: Buffalo Soldiers

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Buffalo Soldiers: Legend and Legacy
Link features photos as well as video, history, context, and a wealth of information on the Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers (Many Lenses project)
Utilizing the Many Lenses Online Exhibition "and associated primary source resources, educators and students can explore the multiple perspectives of three American history and culture museums around the subject of Buffalo Soldiers."

Buffalo soldiers of the 25th Infantry, some wearing buffalo robes, Ft. Keogh, Montana

Chr. Barthelmess, photographer. 1890

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Gladstone Collection of African American Photographs

"Large three-sheet broadside promoting 'Men of Color' to enlist in the Army

Text printed in relief with carved wood type and cast letterpress/metal type

This broadside and military recruitment of "men of color" generally was a precursor to the formation of the Buffalo Soldiers

PDFs of 216 articles 9 (as of May 2023) that discuss the Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers Study
Study provides information along with primary sources including photos and portraits.

"In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, African American Army troops, who came to be known as Buffalo Soldiers, served in many critical military roles in the western United States. The Buffalo Soldiers, along with other army troops, played key roles in the development of the national park system, where they patrolled the backcountry, built trails, combatted poaching, and otherwise served in the roles later assumed by NPS park rangers."