The room was full of questions on Friday. From first-year students to first-time grandmothers, those participating in the intergenerational experiment that is my African-American History course this semester wanted to know more. They usually do. Given that their queries arose in the midst of Black History Month, it seemed especially meaningful. All the more so […] The post A request to have our back in teaching Black history in Montana appeared first on Daily Montanan.
In 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black person to achieve the rank of brigadier general in the US Army. His son, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., later commanded the famed Tuskegee Airmen. In 1960, Davis Jr. became the first Black brigadier general in the Air Force.
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Black soldiers have played a significant role throughout our nation’s history, with essential figures within the black community having deep connections to the Big Country. It’s easy to open the pages of a history book and read about our past, but what about the stories that may not be present in […]