There were two organizations called the African Rifles:
- The King's African Rifles (KAR) was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment raised from the various British possessions in East Africa created in 1902
- The East African Rifles, a British unit created in 1895 that was later merged into the KAR in 1902
- The East African Mounted Rifles, a volunteer unit of white Africans during the First World War created in 1914
- The Rhodesian African Rifles or (RAR), was the oldest regiment in the Rhodesian Army created in 1940
- The Royal African Rifles is a 1953 adventure film.
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“Resolved, There can never be a true peace in this Republic until the civil and political rights of all citizens of African descent and all women are practically established. Resolved, that the women of the Revolution were not wanting in heroism and self-sacrifice, and we, their daughters, are ready, in this War, to pledge our time, our means, our talents, and our lives, if need be, to secure the final and complete consecration of America to freedom.”
—Woman’s Loyal League (founded May 1861)
“I think that for once the Sharp’s rifles and the revolvers were employed in a righteous cause.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)