Description
Following the Civil War new regiments composed exclusively of African American soldiers were organized to serve on the Western frontier. Known as the “Buffalo Soldiers,” they served with distinction in the Southwest, and then in the war with Spain. This illustrated lecture traces the origins of the Buffalo Soldiers, their service on the frontier including in the New Mexico Territory, and their many accomplishments in the face of danger, hardship and discrimination.
Ambassador William Itoh is President of the World Affairs Council of Albuquerque. He also serves as professor of the practice in the Department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He is a retired Foreign Service officer and served as executive secretary of the National Security Council at the White House and as Ambassador to Thailand. He holds BA and MA degrees from UNM, was a logistics officer in the US Air Force, and assistant professor of history at California State University Humboldt before entering the Foreign Service.