Synopses & Reviews
This moving and revealing account of the road to racial equality in the military evokes the heroic struggle of African Americans to become full citizens by risking their lives and dying for their country.
African Americans fought bravely in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War (more than 37,000 died during that bloody struggle to end slavery), World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and Vietnam. It was not until Desert Storm that black men and women reached every rank in the armed services.
Synopsis
From the birth of the nation to the expanses of the American West; from the shores of Somalia to the sands of the Persian Gulf, Americans of all colors have bravely and loyally fought for their country. Now updated to include both Golf Wars as well as the war in Afghanistan, "The African American Soldier is a moving chronicle of the battles and major contributions of African Americans in the military.