Houston: Buffalo Soldiers National Museum

Building with sign saying Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Large group of soldiers posing for a photograph

92nd Division Buffalo Soldiers (NARA)

Portrait of Walter Potts wearing a Criox de Guerre, a medal given by France.

Walter Potts wearing the Croix de Guerre. (NARA)

Patch for a garment with a buffalo silhouette on a green background

Buffalo Soldier insignia (Library of Congress)

In World War I, more than 370,000 African-Americans served in the US Army. One man who symbolizes the story of African-Americans in the Great War, amidst the backdrop of racism and oppression in the United States, was Walter Potts.

The Buffalo Soldier National Museum is dedicated to telling the incredible - and often difficult - story of African-Americans in the US Armed Forces. 

Buffalo Soldiers National Museum

  • Hours: Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Admission: Adults: $10, Seniors 60+/Students 6 yrs and older/Military: $5
  • 3816 Caroline St, Houston, TX
  • 713-942-9920
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