Boing Boing

Boing Boing

Share this post

Boing Boing
Boing Boing
Pentagon scrubs Black Civil War hero because DEI
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Pentagon scrubs Black Civil War hero because DEI

Ellsworth Toohey
Mar 19, 2025
∙ Paid
6

Share this post

Boing Boing
Boing Boing
Pentagon scrubs Black Civil War hero because DEI
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
5
Share

Army Sgt. William H. Carney was the first of the nation’s 88 African-American Medal of Honor recipients, earning the medal during the Union Army’s charge on Fort Wagner during the Civil War. (Army photo)

Civil War hero Sgt. William Carney earned the Medal of Honor by carrying the American flag through fire at Fort Wagner, crawling forward despite multipl…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Boing Boing to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
A guest post by
Ellsworth Toohey
Contributor to Boing Boing
Subscribe to Ellsworth
© 2025 Happy Mutants LLC
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More