In 1960, Woody Strode went from a respected black cavalry trooper on trial for heinous crimes in Sergeant Rutledge to a gladiator battling Kirk Douglas’s character in Spartacus. His famous words as the sergeant resonate to this day: “You’re 9th Cavalry men, and like I’ve said again and again, the 9th’s record is going to speak for us all one day, and its gonna speak clean.” – Courtesy Warner Bros. –