Alpha Phi Alpha's Legacy of Leadership and Valor

Cornell University has an online exhibit called the Great War that was created to commemorate Alpha Phi Alpha's Centennial. It features the contributions of our fraternity during WWI. It is a proud legacy of leadership and sacrifice. Alpha lobbied the government to create an Officers' training camp for black troops and thirty-two Alpha men were granted commissions. Officer's Candidate School (OCS) first originated during the American Civil War to train white officers and non-comms to lead regiments of the United States Colored Troops (USCT).Once again in WWI African-Americans would fight in segregated units, but thanks to the efforts of Alpha they would be led by African American officers.This year, Three Centuries of African American Soldiers will have a major exhibit commemorating the war's centennial.  Please check out the Great War exhibit, and support Three Centuries.

Bringing Positive Images to Youth

Three Centuries of African American Soldiers informs youth about this proud and inspiring legacy of African American freedom fighters - a legacy which is ignored largely in education. My experience of doing living history programs such as this one, is the impact being overwhelmingly positive. Military history instills a feeling of pride like few other historical topics do.

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In commemoration of the WWI Centennial, Three Centuries Of African American Soldiers will feature an special exhibit by reenactors who portray historic WWI regiments.

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