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buffalo soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers: The U.S. Army’s African-American unit that was led by white officers
There is no certainty as to the reason but the soldiers of the all-black 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments were dubbed “buffalo soldiers” by the Native Americans they encountered. It is speculated that the epithet arose because the soldiers’ dark, curly hair resembled the fur of a buffalo. Another school of thought has it that…
