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The Bicycle Corps: America's Black Army on Wheels
 
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The Bicycle Corps: America's Black Army on Wheels
Starring: James Woodill, Phillip Caldwell Rating
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  • Actors: James Woodill, Phillip Caldwell, Weston White
  • Format: NTSC
  • Language: English
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  • Studio: Pbs (Direct)
  • VHS Release Date: September 12, 2000
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars 1 customer review (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B00004XQOR
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,171 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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There are reasons military bicycling never caught on, and this PBS documentary delineates them all. On the theory that bicycles were more efficient than horses (tires don't need food, water, or rest), the U.S. Army sent the 25th Infantry on a 1,900-mile ride from Missoula, Montana, to St. Louis in 1897. This 56-minute video details that ride thanks to the excellent documentation left by unit commander Lt. James Moss, newspaper articles by a ride-along reporter, and numerous photographs of the journey. The fact that the Montana-based battalion happened to be black except for the two officers appears to be coincidental, but the interest shown by the various African American historians, authors, and curators who weigh in on the trip is not. After the failed experiment, some of the soldiers went overseas to fight, doubtless well prepared by biking through mud, rivers, sandstorms, cactus fields, and all-white communities. --Kimberly Heinrichs

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The Bicycle Corps tells the story of the 25th Infantry's bicycle trip from Missoula, Montana, to St. Louis, Missouri in 1897. The African American infantry took the trip to test a theory that the bicycle would replace the horse in transporting men for the army. With archival film, photographs and interviews with historians, this program also examines the life of the African American soldier at the turn of the century, in particular First Sergeant Mingo Sanders, the main motivator of the enlisted men.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Well told story, April 12, 2005
This documentary provides excellent detail and photographic stills to bring back to life an almost forgotten experiment in the US military background. The story is still fresh, and its obscurity just proves that history is more fascinating than fiction.
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