Texas Southmost College recently honored the Buffalo Soldiers, a group of African American troops who served during the Civil War era, with a commemorative plaque. The dedication ceremony highlighted the soldiers’ courage and enduring legacy. Catch the full story about this significant tribute and how TSC is preserving history in our community.

By Gary Long
Brownsville Herald

Amid a look reminiscent of the era, Texas Southmost College on Thursday dedicated a plaque honoring African American U.S. Army troops who served at Fort Brown during the Civil War and early 1900s.

The ceremony took place in front of Regiment House on the TSC campus, a Civil War-era building, although the segregated troops, officially known as United States Colored Troops and later referred to as Buffalo Soldiers, never lived there. They were only allowed to live in tents in a swampy area near the river at the far end of what is now the TSC campus, and was then Fort Brown.

“So, there you have it. This is to honor the African American troops, USCT, who served at Fort Brown,” retired longtime professor Tony Zavaleta, a member of the TSC Board of Trustees, said as the ceremony concluded.

Zavaleta read the plaque after it was unveiled. Participants in the ceremony all wore white guyaberas, shirts or blouses and dark skirts or trousers.

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