NEWS> Penn State News (02.21.2003) WHAT'S IN THE NEWS: SOLDIERING ON
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WHAT'S IN THE NEWS: SOLDIERING ON
In 1989, General Colin Powell broke new ground when he became the first
African American to chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military
position in the U.S. Department of Defense. As described in the latest
edition of "What's in the News," a current events program produced for
schoolchildren by Penn State Public Broadcasting, Powell's rise to the
top marked the progress the United States had made since the time of the
Buffalo Soldiers -- units of black cavalry soldiers established after the
U.S. Civil War. Following an Act of Congress in 1866 to create the first
all-black units in the peacetime army, two units formed in Fort
Leavenworth, Kan., and in Greenville, La., to protect settlers, cattle
drives and frontier towns from attack. The Buffalo Soldiers also explored
and mapped parts of the American west, built frontier outposts, laid
telegraph line and repaired railroads. This week, "What's in the News"
takes a look at efforts to educate Americans about the Buffalo Soldiers
and other current events. For more information, visit
http://www.witn.psu.edu
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see also:
http://www.witn.psu.edu/articles/article.phtml?article_id=128&show_id=22
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