Buffalo Soldiers and Yosemite National Park

One of the things I like about taking pictures is the sense that you are recording something that has the potential of lasting for generations. Pictures are little slice of history that my grandchildren and great-grands and great-great-grands can see for years. In the past as African Americans we didn't control how our history was being written. We didn’t have the resources to publish books or take photos. Our history was never truly taught in public schools and what bits and pieces we did learn came from stories that were past down by our ancestors and is often forgotten or just doesn't seem important as time past. So much has been lost but thanks to a resurgence of interest in our history and the discovery of old information through technology some of the history is finally being rediscovered.  I ran across this movie clip about former slaves and black freemen who were part of the U.S. Cavalry that fought and served our country in the old  west. In fact did you know that African Americans soldiers comprised up to 20 percent of the cavalry that patrolled the west in the late 1800s and early 1900s? Bet you never saw any of them represented in any movies about the west. Look at this clip and I hope this is as educational for you as it is to me.