african americans

A history of the black soldiers in the Union Army and how they contributed to the victory in the Civil War.

Presents the narratives of two slaves, Wallace Turnage and John Washington, who escaped to freedom during the chaos of the Civil War.

Chronicles the history of African-Americans in the U.S. military from the Revolutionary War through the war against terrorism in Afghanistan, discussing the experiences of African-Americans fighting for a country that denied them equal rights, looking at the promotion of integration in the ranks, and discussing the achievements of specific soldiers and sailors. Includes nearly 250 photographs.

Examines the experiences, events, and accomplishments of African Americans during the Civil War.

Contains over 250 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on the participation of African-Americans in U.S. wars from colonial times into the early twenty-first century, covering individuals, themes, and concepts, and including photographs, and a chronology.

Documents the Battle of Gettysburg through the views of women, immigrant soldiers, and African Americans. Features the experiences of Mag Palm, a free black woman who was threatened by the arrival of the Confederate Army; Carl Schurz, a German exile and abolitionist for the Union Army; and Sadie Bushman, a nine-year-old girl who assisted a Union doctor at a field hospital.

An account of the black soldiers, sailors, spies, scouts, guides, and wagoners who participated and sacrificed in the struggle for American independence.

Recounts how African-Americans fought two wars during World War II, one against enemy dictators abroad and the other against racial discrimination at home.

Obi escapes from slavery during the Civil War, joins a black Union regiment and soon becomes involved in the bloody fighting at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.

A combat history of black troops in the Civil War, drawing from articles that appeared in two Civil War-era black newspapers, as well as service and pension records, letters, and other documents to provide an account of some of the 449 separate engagements in which black soldiers took part.