february 28, 2021 buffalo soldiers statue at capitol

THE MESA TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER - Mesa group launches drive for Buffalo Soldiers statue at Capitol. A Mesa organization has launched a drive to raise $650,000 for a First African American Buffalo Soldiers Arizona Territory Monument at the Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza in the State Capitol complex. Commander Fred Marable and Deputy Commander Michelle London-Marable said the monument would give some long-needed recognition to "the rich cultural history of the Buffalo Soldiers 9th and 10th Cavalry and 24th and 25th Infantry. The Buffalo Soldiers were African American Soldiers who served on the Western Frontier following the Civil War. The Buffalo Soldiers of the Arizona Territory tries to keep alive the memory of these soldiers, who were active in territorial Arizona from 1866 - 1902. "The history of the 9th and 10th Cavalry regiments is not only a part of the great military tradition of the U.S. but of the history of Black accomplishment. It is a distinct and unique history,"

The Mesa Tribune Newspaper - Mesa group launches drive for Buffalo Soldiers state at Capitol.

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This area nonprofit is raising funds to erect a Buffalo Soldier monument at the Arizona State Capitol. Commander Fred Marable and Deputy Commander London-Marable, founders of the Buffalo Soldiers of the Arizona Territory are reaching out to businesses, veterans' organizations, entrepreneurs, sports figures, nonprofit organizations, community leaders and individuals for help to erect the first African American Buffalo Soldiers AZ Territory Monument, 9th and 10th Cavalry and 24th and 25th Infantry, which will be placed at the Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza in Phoenix, the fundraising goals is $650,000

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