Sources on Black soldiers in the Philippines*:
“The Jim Crow Army in the Philippine-American War”
https://daily.jstor.org/the-jim-crow-army-in-the-philippine-american-war/
“‘I feel sorry for these people’: African American soldiers in the Philippine-American war, 1899-1902”
(you can read it online for free with a JSTOR account)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5323/jafriamerhist.99.3.0197?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
“How Racism Pushed This U.S. Soldier to Join Filipino Guerrillas”
https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/david-fagen-a2502-20200316-lfrm
“The Story of David Fagen: Turncoat Hero Featured For Black History Month”
https://www.wuwf.org/post/story-david-fagen-turncoat-hero-featured-black-history-month#stream/0
“The 19th-century African-American soldier who fought for Filipino liberation”
The TikTok that inspired it all:
More resources:
links to ways you can help:
U.S.: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Canada: https://blacklivesmatter-canada.carrd.co/
“Black organizations and fundraisers you can support in Toronto”
https://nowtoronto.com/news/black-organizations-toronto-donate/
“how to financially help BLM with NO MONEY/leaving your house (Invest in the future for FREE)”
(this video’s description box has links to petitions you can sign)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCgLa25fDHM
“Defunding the police is only the first step to abolition”
https://rabble.ca/news/2020/06/defunding-police-only-first-step-abolition
*It’s been brought to my attention that the wording of my post’s title isn’t completely accurate; saying Black soldiers “aided” in Philippine independence is a large claim for what was a small (but captivating) part of the country’s rich history. A better wording would be “stood in solidarity with” as that is what I want folks to take away from this. Thanks again for the support, everyone!