It is in the style of reggae music.
How do you keep a people down? 'Never' let them 'know' their history.
"If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated."
Dr. Carter G. Woodson 1875 - 1950
"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."
Marcus Garvey 1887-1940
"A tree without roots can bare no fruit, it will die."
Erich Martin Hicks 1952 - Present
Keep telling that history, our history:
Read the novel; Rescue at Pine Ridge, "RaPR", a great story of black military history...the first generation of Buffalo Soldiers.
1961
Not usually, but I wouldn't go around calling people that.
The Buffalo Soldiers got their names from Native Americans, who thought that they resembled the buffaloes from their dark skin and curlyhair. They also fought like buffalos - ready and determined. The buffalo soldiers had no fear and were capable of great endurance, and they also endured many harsh conditions without complaining.
The song is about the men who served in the 9th and 10th Calvary Regiments in the Western US after the Civil War. The name Buffalo Soldier was a nickname the Native Americans gave to the Black Calvary of the US Army's 9th and 10th Regiments because of their combat prowess bravery, tenaciousness, and their appearance on the battlefield.
The Lakota had many specific terms for buffalo. These include:pte (a buffalo cow)ptehchaka (any buffalo)tatanka (a buffalo bull, but also a male moose, bear)ptehinchala (a buffalo calf)heyuktan (a buffalo with bent horns)ptesan (a white buffalo)ptezinchala (a buffalo calf)heshlushluta (a smooth horned buffalo)tabloka (a buffalo bull, bull moose, male grizzly)tasha (red buffalo)p'ta (a male buffalo)ptesan (yellowish-white buffalo cow)ptasapa (black male buffalo)
The story of the Buffalo Soldier and their struggle.
A buffalo hunter hunted buffalo. A buffalo soldier was a name given to the first Afro-American soldiers by Indians because of their hair reminded them of the buffalo and their fierce fighting manner.
Bob Marley
1961
California Connected - 2002 Buffalo Soldier was released on: USA: 19 May 2003
An African American soldier on the frontier is called a Buffalo Soldier.
The first Buffalo soldier was Henry Flipper. He was the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
A buffalo soldier - a descriptive reference contrived by North American first nations people in the 1800's in reference to males of African ancestry.
If you mean a buffalo hunter, They payed: $3.00 per hide $0.25 per tongue If you mean a buffalo soldier for the army, They payed in food shelter and $13 a month
1983
no
It is minor