The Brownsville AffairMain MenuThe 25th Infantry RegimentBrownsville, TexasAugust 1906Roosevelt's ResponsePunishment and its AftermathThe Legacy of the Brownsville AffairMedia coverageImage Gallerythe Historical Museum at Fort Missoula2ed0a4c76b15fe2d208dedaebb1fcaaa8b4d9c38
Sergeant Mingo Sanders, Fort Missoula, 1895 (Image description)
12020-09-14T13:44:10-07:00the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula2ed0a4c76b15fe2d208dedaebb1fcaaa8b4d9c38376431plain2020-09-14T13:44:10-07:00the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula2ed0a4c76b15fe2d208dedaebb1fcaaa8b4d9c38Sepia-toned image of a Black soldier, Mingo Sanders, wearing an army uniform and standing at attention. The image has been cropped from a larger image of the whole company standing at attention.
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1media/sanders_thumb.png2020-07-04T11:03:06-07:00the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula2ed0a4c76b15fe2d208dedaebb1fcaaa8b4d9c38Sergeant Mingo Sanders, Fort Missoula, 18952Sergeant Mingo Sanders was only two years from retirement in 1906. He travelled to Washington DC to appeal his discharge. Sanders’ record, which included service in Cuba, was spotless. Although he was unsuccessful, he became the face of the wronged soldiers, and garnered a great deal of public sympathy.media/sanders.pngplain2020-09-14T13:42:27-07:00the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula2ed0a4c76b15fe2d208dedaebb1fcaaa8b4d9c38