Recounts the history of the ninth and tenth Cavalry regiments, comprised of African American soldiers recruited to open the West to settlers and whose deeds included escorting wagon trains, carrying mail, and fighting battles against Native Americans.
Tells the story of the thousands of African-American men who served as soldiers fighting for independence from England during the American Revolutionary War.
Presents profiles of twenty-five African-American scholars and educators from throughout history, grouped in four sections, including the early years, the Civil War years and Reconstruction, the new century, and modern times.
