Men of the 92nd Infantry Division photographed in April 1945. Fighting under white leadership in a segregated US military, they were the only such unit of Black Americans to experience combat in Europe during WWII. ⁠ In the latest from #PicturingBlackHistory, historian Guido Rossi tells the story of the "Buffalo Soldiers who had led the assault against the Nazi-Fascist enemy with machine guns and mortars...reassigned to mine-clearing duties in Italian towns that other units had liberated."⁠ Detailing the historic role of military service in securing the rights of citizenship, and the systemic racism that obstructed that same path, follow our bio link for the full article.⁠ ⁠ Blending the breadth and depth of the gettyarchive collections with the renowned expertise of originsosu and Ohio State’s History Department, picturingblackhistory.org seeks to inform, educate, and move the world forward, by exploring the past.⁠ ⁠ 📷: Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images | #GettyImages #PreservingThePas...