African American troops
Black military personnel
African American troops are Black soldiers serving in the United States military.
The phrase appears most often in historical contexts—the Civil War, when "colored troops" fought for the Union, or the World Wars, when segregated units like the Tuskegee Airmen and the 92nd Infantry Division served with distinction despite discrimination.
African American troops have fought in every American war since the Revolution.
- Tuskegee AirmenPioneering African American aviators
- segregationForced separation by group
- valorCourage in danger
- cavalryMounted military force
- regimentColonel-led military unit
discrimination · service · medals · frontlines · courage · Jim Crow · separate but equal · integration · patriotism · sacrifice · enlistment · uniforms · battles · honor · proving ground · military · Civil War · infantry
- Military Diversityblack soldiers, minority recruitment, minority representation, ethnic diversity, diversity goals
- Black WWI Soldiersblack soldiers, Croix de Guerre, combat valor, stevedores, combat engineers