Fools to fight. Sgt Rutledge and the Buffalo Soldiers

from the great western sgt rutledge featuring the great black actor woody strode who was also a member of the cherokee tribe. Many great and prolific moments in this film. A great film for your collection. It's interesting that the brother said 'someday they will be proud' but little did he know the buffalo soldiers would be written out of history!!!

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[black10872]

buffalo soldiers are not written out of history. the army to this day still maintain many of there traditions and symbols. in vietnam the 9th cavarly were one of the most feared and respected unit in that war. to say they are written out of history is false. the stetson hat that they were wearing are still being worn by drill instructors and some police departments around the country.

[nublackmusic]

@black10872 Thank you for commenting. Remember though that in both ww1 and ww2 black troops were looked uuuuuuupon as useless and unable to fight and were reviled by the army. The entire proud history of these troops was forgotten and tossed aside to facilitate the propaganda of institutional racism.

[OACYLU]

the indians are probably played by whites judging by the age of the film but i could be wrong

[nublackmusic]

that could be true. but it is still a great film. get it and watch it with the whole family and use it to stimulate discussion.

Peace!

[ThymeBottle]

Strode was terrific in this western. I saw this as a kid and have always remembered his performance. This and other shows and books about them encouraged me to want to learn more about them. The Buffalo Soldiers provided a valuable service to those on the frontier and they deserve every honor. Thanks for posting this.

[nublackmusic]

Thanks we appreciate your comment!!!

[hauptmannbrittles]

Woody Strode as Sergeant Rutledge. Legend! Thx for posting.

[poshportia62]

Only on his death bed he give phase...when he got back to the United States, he called them cowards. It wouldn't of been prudent for a white man wanting to be President of these United States, to declare they were saved by a bunch of Negroes. Guess he wanted to make right before meeting the creator.

[angorasox]

Wonderful film! At every turn this film was full of surprises. Thanks for the post.

[Zacatown]

Woody Strode was the greatest black movie star of the 20th Century.

[mrlord9111]

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[SpecialEffects9]

The 7th Cavalry was entrapped the day after the Wounded Knee Massacre. The 9th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers rescued the 7th Cavalry.

Read the novel, Rescue at Pine Ridge, the story of the rescue of the famed 7th Cavalry by the Buffalo Soldiers, and visit website; rescue at pine ridge. com. The novel embodies Native Americans, Outlaws and Buffalo Soldiers, in the days of the Native American Wars with the approach USA. Story is about, brutality, compassion, reprisal, bravery, heroism and gallantry.

[black10872]

@nublackmusic also the nickname blackjack was meant to be a negative term for pershing because of his many years serving with them. but he was very proud of that nickname because he quickly realized that these troopers were the best and most professional soldiers in the entire army. and they saved his ass more than once. the racist media no doudt tried to write them out but, there legendary deeds and actions prevented this.

[black10872]

@nublackmusic yes they were looked upon as insufficent and not battle worthy by many white officers and soldiers that did not fight with them. the racist propaganda at the time did looked the other when it came to black troops. but being that general pershing was the senior commander in france. the racist media could not really write them out because pershing personally fought with black troops in his earlier days patrolling the western plains. thats why he was nicknamed "BLACKJACK"

[TF1951]

Very goodmovie, I enjoyed it very much. Woody Strode was a great actor, great friend of John Ford. Thanks for posting this. Love the song.