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Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Wilberforce, OH
Preserves the home and legacy of Colonel Charles Young, the highest-ranking Black officer in the U.S. Army at the time of World War I. Young faced repeated discrimination despite his exemplary service and his home in Wilberforce, Ohio serves as a monument to his perseverance and the broader Buffalo Soldiers legacy.
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The myth this site refutes: that Black Americans were not trusted to fight for the country. They fought — and were still denied the rights they defended.
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