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Utah trail project spotlights Buffalo Soldiers’ overlooked role in state history
Summary
A presenter at a Utah Libraries and History event said a planned trail project aims to highlight the contribution and positive local reception of Buffalo Soldiers in Utah, which the speaker said is often omitted from broader histories.
At a Utah Libraries and History event, a commenter described a planned trail project as an effort to highlight the contribution and successes of Buffalo Soldiers and to correct their omission from many histories of the American West.
"When you hear about the Buffalo Soldiers, Utah kind of is is forgotten in that story," Speaker 1, a commenter, said. "For me, just the idea of building ... is to present stories of contribution and stories of success. And the Buffalo…
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