City Of Fort Worth: Botanic Garden To Present Buffalo Soldier Display, Presentation

Dallas TX

17 December, 2021

3:57 PM

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Press release from City of Fort Worth: December 17, 2021 Join the Fort Worth Botanic Garden | BRIT and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Buffalo Soldier program for a free living history event with storytelling and displays. Displays will be outside the BRIT building, 1700 University Drive, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, and Sunday, Jan. 16, and do not require entrance to the Botanic Garden or registration to visit. Both days will also feature a 45-minute presentation at 1 p.m. Register for the presentation by Jan. 13. For the safety of staff and guests, masks are recommended during the program. An outreach program of Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Buffalo Soldiers bring history to life with stories, costumes and tools. In 1866, Congress formed two new cavalry and four new infantry regiments. (The Army later combined the four infantry units into two.) Black men would fill these units. At last, Black citizens could serve as soldiers in the peace-time Army. No one is quite sure where the name Buffalo Soldiers came from. One story says that Native Americans thought the black soldiers' hair looked like buffalo fur. Another story says their name reflected their fierce courage in battle. Wherever it came from, it became the name for all Black servicemen. Servicemen and women today consider the name Buffalo Soldier to be a badge of honor.     Photo: Learn about the life and work of Buffalo Soldiers in an upcoming living history presentation.     Get articles like this in your inbox. Subscribe to City News.   This press release was produced by City of Fort Worth. The views expressed here are the author's own.