Wiki History!

Welcome back to robinlofton.com for another Wiki History Lecture!         November is the month that Americans remember and honor its veterans—the brave men and women who fought for freedom and liberty both within the country and around the world. As of 2013, there are nearly 20 million veterans living in the United States.  Of that number, more than 2 million veterans are African American.     African Americans have fought in every war beginning with the Revolutionary War.   Civil War: 200,000 African Americans served. World War I: 375,000 African Americans served World War II: 1 million African Americans served   I won’t continue through all the wars but I’m sure that you send the trend!   Indeed, the African American presence in the military was always strong and is continuing to grow stronger. There were difficulties, particularly racial discrimination, there were victories and triumphs, there have been heroes (lots of heroes!) and yes, there have been defeats. The history is long and varied so I th