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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Description
Tanya Lee Stone examines the role of African Americans in the military via the story of America's first regiment of Black paratroopers, the Triple Nickles, and their fight against the Japanese in a little-known World War II attack on the American West.
4) Civil War
Author
Series
Publisher
Weigl Publishers
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Examines the experiences, events, and accomplishments of African Americans during the Civil War.
10) Buffalo soldiers
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When the United States entered World War II, it had to face its own contradictions at home. Opportunities opened up for Black people and women in support of the war effort. But ideas about race and gender didn't change as swiftly. Read the story of the first all-Black battalion in the Women's Army Corps-the Six Triple Eight-and its leader, Major Charity Adams. These women bravely confronted the racism and sexism they experienced. And they did it...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
Recounts the history of the 9th and 10th 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.
Author
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"From bestselling author Max Brooks, the riveting story of the highly decorated, barrier-breaking, historic black regiment--the Harlem Hellfighters. The Harlem Hellfighters is a fictionalized account of the 369th Infantry Regiment--the first African American regiment mustered to fight in World War I. From the enlistment lines in Harlem to the training camp at Spartanburg, South Carolina, to the trenches in France, bestselling author Max Brooks tells...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Traces the legal, political, and moral campaign for equality that led to Harry Truman's 1948 desegregation of the U.S. military, documenting the contributions of black troops since the Revolutionary War and their efforts to counter racism on the fields and on military bases.