We love a man in uniform. Especially a man who dresses in full blue Union woolies in 100-degree heat ready to tell the true tales about the glories of America's Buffalo Soldiers. Brave men of color fought to preserve a union that still struggles with manifesting true equality (or let's not mince: still actively oppresses) today. Allen Mack, the man behind Austin's Living History Foundation, often can be seen in his full regalia at the corner of MLK & Airport raising money and awareness to send the 62nd United States Colored Troop to Corpus Christi (May, 2015) to participate in the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Palmito Ranch – the only battle in Texas involving "colored" troops and the last battle fought in the Civil War. While wars are exactly the sort of histories we hope never to repeat, learning the truths about them can lead to understanding which can begin to right the wrongs.
