african american soldiers

Examines the history of the participation of African-American soldiers in American conflicts from the French and Indian Wars to the Gulf War and beyond; and discusses how negative racial stereotypes persisted despite their admirable service in the armed forces.

Details the role played by African American soldiers, whom Native Americans called Buffalo Soldiers, in the wars of the nineteenth century.

Joe Duckett, having escaped slavery to join the Union Army, becomes a hero in his regiment, but his most dangerous task is still before him when he makes plans to return to the plantation from which he fled to claim his wife and daughter.

Photos, prints, and documents describe the black contribution to the American Civil War.

Details the history of African Americans in the military from the American Revolution to the present.

Presents information on the first units of U.S military that were composed exclusively of African-Americans, called Buffalo Soldiers, that patrolled the frontiers of the Southwest.

Contains a collection of periodicals, letters, and military records that explores the experiences of Buffalo Soldiers who served in the American West; and describes their campaigns, daily lives, and interactions with white communities.

Tells the story of the contributions made by Sergeant Christian Fleetwood and other escaped slaves, ex-slaves, and freemen to the Union cause and how they overcame oppression, suspicion, and Confederate gunfire during the Battle of New Market Heights in 1864.

When LeRoi Tremain is forced to leave his home after he kills two white deputies, he embarks on a journey brings him face to face with the horror of World War I, the Mob in Harlem, and the Ku Klux Klan in Louisiana.

Presents an account of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first African-American armored unit to see combat in World War II, based on interviews with surviving members of the unit.