participation, african american

An exploration of the roles of African-Americans during the Civil War that describes how free blacks and ex-slaves volunteered to fight in over four hundred battles, despite prejudices and unfair treatment.

"On the stormy night of August 29, 1776, the Continental Army faced annihilation. After losing the Battle of Brooklyn, the British had Washington's army trapped against the East River. The fate of the Revolution rested heavily on the shoulders of the soldier-mariners from Marblehead, Massachusetts. Serving side-by-side in one of the country's first diverse units, they pulled off an "American Dunkirk" and saved the army. In the annals of the American Revolution, no group played a more consequential role than the Marbleheaders. At the right time in the right place, they repeatedly altered the course of events, and their story shines new light on our understanding of the Revolution. As acclaimed historian Patrick K. O'Donnell dramatically recounts, beginning nearly a decade before the war started, Marbleheaders such as Elbridge Gerry and Azor Orne spearheaded the break with Britain and helped shape the nascent United States by playing a crucial role governing, building alliances, seizing British ships, and forging critical supply lines that established the origins of the US Navy"--Provided by publisher.

Portrays the treatment and struggles of African Americans during the Revolutionary War and their contributions to the war effort.

An introduction to the Civil War battle of Morris Island, South Carolina, during which Sergeant William H. Carney became the first African American to earn a Congressional Medal of Honor by preserving the flag.

Introduces the life of Crispus Attucks, an African-American sailor and rope maker who became one of the first to die for independence at the Boston Massacre in 1770, and discusses the roles of other African American patriots during the American Revolution.

"Freedom-- a shared sacrifice! puts the spotlight on the lives of African American soldiers from western New York during the Civil War. A combination of genealogy research with traditional study of regimental and military history results in a unique book about the soldiers of the Civil War."--Back cover.

"Describes the lives of black soldiers on both sides of the Civil War"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the history of the Fifth Regiment of Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops, examining contemporary writings to provide insight into why these men, living free in the North, chose to fight in the Civil War.

A collection of poems that pays tribute to the history of the American South and to the Native Guard, one of the first African-American regiments in service during the Civil War.

Briefly presents, in graphic novel format, the story of the African American soldiers in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.