The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers

Mon, Feb 5 2024

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Parkville Community Room

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Subjects

History

Age Group

Ages 10 and up

Series

Black History Month

Presenter

John Bruce

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Experience the history of the African American Buffalo Soldiers, and discover how they distinguished themselves, from the American frontier to the battlefields of World War II.

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