Fortitude will see you through the darkest times…It was in April 1898 when I, Claire O’Farrell, made a decision that ultimately changed my life forever. I had never been one to follow society’s “rules”. My oldest friend was a Creole at a time when that simply wasn’t done. Then, I made an even bolder decision by serving as a nurse for the Buffalo Soldiers during the Spanish-American War. By … Spanish-American War. By doing so, it was evident to all that I held little regard for the Jim Crow laws.My choice of working in that camp hospital put me in…
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