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Approximately 200,000 African Americans fought for the Union during the Civil War. Initially, many white soldiers doubted their bravery and skill; they were soon proved wrong.

The Civil War battlefields bore witness to countless acts of courage from the United States Colored Troops, most famously the battle of Fort Wagner where the 54th Massachusetts marched forth and scaled the parapets, only to be driven back in fierce hand-to-hand combat, and the battle of Honey Springs where lines of African American troops advanced regardless of deadly enemy fire and succeeded in repelling the Confederates. African Americans were even conscripted into the Confederate Army towards the war's end to plug the damaging shortages of manpower.
African American troops comprised 10 percent of the Union Army and approximately one-third of those men lost their lives on the field of battle.

Through fascinating first-hand accounts, this title examines the journey of the African American from slave to soldier to free man, ultimately providing a fascinating insight into the impact that these brave men had on the war and how it influenced their lives thereafter. ... Read more

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African American Soldier in the Civil War
Before starting my own review, I'd like to comment on a previous "reviewer's" comments on this book.He remarked that he refused to even open the book, on account of the fact that the title's designation of these soldiers as `African Americans' offended him.You cannot review a book if you've never read it!This brings to mind the old adage about not judging books by their cover - something Mr. Cagle has done here - to his own loss.

I found this book to be well-written and well-researched, describing the troops of the USCT at every level of their careers, from recruitment until the end of the war.Many of the colored troops were `contraband', slaves who had been captured or run away during campaigns against the South, though some were free Northern blacks who had enlisted - or even been forcibly conscripted - for service.

By 1865 ten percent of the Union's soldiers were of African descent, and these regiments found themselves in possession of some of the smartest uniforms and highest quality weapons in the Army.Their reputations were equally excellent - they were just as capable of acts of bravery and self-sacrifice as their white comrades, but were also more dutiful, compliant, and well-behaved in camp.Time that many troops of European descent spent making drunken nuisances of themselves Colored troops spent learning to read and listening to preachers.

Overall, this is a good resource on the African American soldiers of the US Army during the Civil War and its immediate aftermath - for those who can stand to look past the cover without being offended.

Misnomer for Title
I would be very interested in purchasing this book however, I refuse to purchase books which are not appropriately titled or named for the period they are representing.This books title should be: Colored Soldiers of the American Civil War, or Negro Soldiers of the American Civil War.Either would be appropriate for the time, and even so today.Hyphenating a class or group of people only further denigrates the erosion of our society and culture.When we deliberately hyphenate ourselves in any manner we show our devisiveness and our inability to be an American with one desire and purpose, to put our country first and to be loyal to our country, our flag and our people & history.Change the name & I may purchase it.

Surveys the history of the U.S. Colored Troops who fought bravely during the war.
Mark Lardas' AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIER IN THE CIVIL WAR surveys the history of the U.S. Colored Troops who fought bravely during the war. Chapters consider their transition from slave to warrior to free man and provide insights on how they fought the war, and their lives thereafter. Black and white drawings and photos throughout supplement details. ... Read more

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Stimulating and insightful, these essays on the relationship among the media, popular culture, and the postwar African American freedom struggle offer new perspectives on the nature of the Civil Rights Movement and its legacies. At the same time, they suggest how much the struggle itself shaped important trends in American culture and mass media in the 1950s and 1960s. Bringing together a range of voices seldom heard together, this book challenges readers to reconsider the ways in which a simplistic "master narrative" of the Movement has come to dominate popular, and even some scholarly, understandings of the meaning of the freedom struggle. ... Read more

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From George Washington Carver to Dr. Mae Jemison, African Americans have been making outstanding contributions in the field of science. This unique resource goes beyond the headlines in chronicling not just the scientific achievements but also the lives of 100 remarkable men and women. Each biography provides an absorbing account of the scientist's struggles, which often included overcoming prejudice, as they pursued their educational and professional goals. ... Read more

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needed this book for a course
this book is great, a little dated, even though I needed it for a course, Im glad I've got it.You would be surprised of how many African Americans made countless contributions to our society, this book is a keeper!

Very Good
Other than previous library stickers on the cover, this book was like new. Awesome that it was available.Interesting biographies of scientists rarely discussed in history including modern 21st century history. Great book. ... Read more

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Equality or Discrimination? strives to close the gap in existing literature and address the often-neglected field of research on the discrimination of African Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnam War. Despite the awakened interest of academics, authors, artists, and experts from a multitude of fields and the vast selection of literature on the Vietnam War and its veterans, African Americans have received little attention until now. Based on initial findings, Dr. Kimbrough analyzes key issues including whether or not African Americans experienced racial discrimination while serving. The study also focuses on whether the Vietnam War was indeed the first fully integrated conflict in which the U.S. attempted to engage in militarily without racial division.The findings contradict the traditional image of equality in the U.S. Armed Forces and provide the basis for the dissertation. Proving that soldiers in the Vietnam War were NOT treated equally, Dr. Kimbrough argues that African Americans experienced various forms of discrimination during a tumultuous time in U.S. history in which the opposite treatment of its soldiers was required. ... Read more

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Despite the contribution of black units to the American Expeditionary Force in World War I, and the commissioning of hundreds of black officers to lead them, the small interwar US Army continued to regard them as unsuited to both leadership roles and handling modern technology. Although African Americans had to strive against prejudice for every chance to show what they could achieve, in fact the wartime US Army conceded opportunities for leadership unparaleled in American civil society at that date. In World War IItens of thousands served in segregated units. While the majority were denied the opportunity of combat, a minority of all-black, black-officered units proved their worth in all theaters and a number of roles: black officer fighter pilots (the "Tuskegee Airmen") blazed the trail, followed by several tank and tank-destroyer battalions and a few field artillery units; and more than 20,000 black infantrymen served under both white and black officers. The Army also created the first fully integrated units, whose success prompted President Truman to order the complete integration of the military in 1948. The US Navy and Marines were slower to allow blacks to serve in combat roles and to commission black officers, but by 1945 two complete ships' companies were composed of African-Americans (though with white officers). ... Read more

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Reminds me of comments re Jason Alexander's book on acting in Curb Your Enthusiasm "It's not a book, it's a pamphlet".

According to the author Alexander Bielakowski, identified elsewhere on Amazon as a war college nstructor, ground anti-aircraft artillery was so obsolete by the time the US entered WWII that few were used to fight and destroy enemy airplanes in the ETO.Tell that to the 50,000+ U.S. Anti-Aircraft Artillery troops which were landed at Normandy within the first 21 days after D-Day. "AAA" was considered so vital to D-Day plans that were dropped as part of the first Airborn assault the night bfore D-Day.

Bielakowski argues that as the counterpart of field artillery, the Coastal artillery was not useful for modern warfare because they were 'planted' in one place and could not be moved.Yes, that was true -- until 1939, when an entirely new concept in anti-aircraft, mobile anti-aircraft battalions were developed. These units, could move in, set up, break down and be one their way in a day when the need increased elsewhere.

The typical AAA battalion was comprised of about 1000 men and an array of mobile units: Self-propelled units where an M16 halftrack was equipped for low altitude fire with a quad - 4 set-up.Four machine guns mounted in a square and capable of being fine tune so that all 4 barrels would strike an enemy craft at precisely the same spot, frequently causing the airplane to simply collapse and disintegrate in flight. The bofors short range cannon was used by both the Germans and the Allies (Switzerland, our "peaceful" country, supplied the weapon to both sides)

It is true that more German warplanes were destroyed by other airplanes, but not as Bielakowski would have the reader think. The Luftwaffe was not destroyed by fighters mixing it up with each other in combat but rather by American bombers relentlessly bombing german airplane manufacturing plants and airfields.

The value of the mobile AAA units was not in the gross number of german planes they destroyed but in the amount of our own artillery, infantry and armored units which they protected, saving their lives and enabling the units they protected to move on as a fighting force rather than be left in ruins by German warplanes attacking unprotected combat units. ... Read more

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Drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and research, Neil A. Wynn combines narrative history and primary sources as he locates the World War II years within the long-term struggle for African Americans' equal rights. It is now widely accepted thatthese years were crucial in the development of the emerging Civil Rights movement through the economic and social impact of the war, as well as the military service itself. Wynn examines the period within the broader context of the New Deal era of the 1930s and the Cold War of the 1950s, concluding that the war years were neither simply a continuation of earlier developments nor a prelude to later change. Rather, this period was characterized by an intense transformation of black hopes and expectations, encouraged by real socio-economic shifts and departures in federal policy. Black self consciousness at a national level found powerful expression in new movements, from the demand for equality in the military service to changes in the shop floor to the "Double V" campaign that linked the fight for democracy at home for the fight for democracy abroad. As the nation played a new world role in the developing Cold War, the tensions between America's stated beliefs and actual practices emphasized these issues and brought new forces into play. More than a half century later, this book presents a much-needed up-to-date, short and readable interpretation of existing scholarship. Accessible to general and student readers, it tells the story without jargon or theorywhile including the historiography and debate on particular issues. ... Read more

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Dr. Brevard's scholarship and dedication to her subject restores another overlooked chapter of African American history. Edwin Hackley's life is examined in the wider context of early twentieth-century African American life. This is the period in which a growing black middle class began to reshape American society. It was a movement towards urbanization coinciding with the establishment of segregation within the United States. ... Read more

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Black Civil War soldiers! Northerners, southerners, slaves, freedmen, free-born men, Union men, Confederates, men who wanted to fight but were not allowed, men forced to fight unwillingly, and everyone in-between. Everything that you ever wanted to know about African-American combat soldiers in the American Civil War, in one low-priced volume.

Learn the social, cultural, and educational differences between African-American northerners and southerners, which most histories treat as one ethnicity. See their differences in the light of military recruitment. The Army quickly learned that the motivations and hopes of middle-class African Americans from Boston, New York, and Philadelphia differed from those of freedmen or slaves in the South.

Northern men of color saw the benefits of American citizenship that lay potentially within their grasp. Patriotic service was key to attaining their goal, but disputes over type of service, commissions, and pay kept many out of the ranks. Southern Blacks did not have such grandiose ideals. Recruitment in the occupied South relied on their dream of basic freedom, desire for vengeance against former masters, and the chance to improve their standing and self-respect through education and government service. The main obstacle in the South was threat of lethal reprisal by civilians.

"A deeply important study of how African Americans' daily lives affected their perception of military service and, in turn, how their treatment (or mistreatment) by the Army ricocheted back on their day-to-day lives." -- Frank W. Sweet, author of Legal History of the Color Line

Christopher Dorsey holds degrees in History and Radiation Health Physics from Oregon State University. He is currently a Lieutenant in the Navy with 17 years of commissioned and enlisted service.

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This work covers Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) detachments at historically African American colleges and universities throughout the United States from the inception of the Student Army Training Corps to the advanced programs currently in place. The armistices following World War I allowed for ROTC programs to be set up, World War II saw a push for recruits, and American participation in Vietnam made use of black soldiers more than ever. Despite African American participation in the military in war and peace, it took nearly 60 years for black collegiate education institutions (around 1973) to fulfill their need for Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC programs producing commissioned officers.

The book discusses the beginnings of the ROTC programs at African American colleges with the Student Army Training Corps and the establishment, expansion and reorganization of the programs that followed. The acquisition of Air Force and Navy ROTC programs are discussed and all the revisions to the various programs thereafter, including opening them up to women. ... Read more

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As the crisis in Israel does not show any signs of abating, this remarkable collection, edited by an Israeli and a Palestinian scholar and with contributions by Palestinian and Israeli women, offers a vivid and harrowing picture of the conflict and of its impact on daily life, especially as it affects women's experiences that differ significantly from those of men.The (auto)biographical narratives in this volume focus on some of the most disturbing effects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: a sense of dislocation that goes well beyond the geographical meaning of the word; it involves social, cultural, national and gender dislocation, including alienation from one's own home, family, community, and society. The accounts become even more poignant if seen against the backdrop of the roots of the conflict, the real or imaginary construct of a state to save and shelter particularly European Jews from the horrors of Nazism in parallel to the other side of the coin: Israel as a settler-colonial state responsible for the displacement of the Palestinian nation. ... Read more

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The story of the black soldiers who helped save the Union, conquer the West, and build the nation.In 1863, at the height of the Civil War, Frederick Douglass promised African Americans that serving in the military offered a sure path to freedom. Once a black man became a soldier, Douglass declared, “there is no power on earth or under the earth which can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship in the United States.” More than 180,000 black men heeded his call to defend the Union—only to find the path to equality would not be so straightforward.

In this sharply drawn history, Professor Elizabeth D. Leonard reveals the aspirations and achievements as well as the setbacks and disappointments of African American soldiers. Drawing on eye-opening firsthand accounts, she restores black soldiers to their place in the arc of American history, from the Civil War and its promise of freedom until the dawn of the 20th century and the full retrenchment of Jim Crow.

Along the way, Leonard offers a nuanced account of black soldiers’ involvement in the Indian Wars, their attempts to desegregate West Point and gain proper recognition for their service, and their experience of Reconstruction nationally, as blacks worked to secure their place in an ever-changing nation. With abundant primary research, enlivened by memorable characters and vivid descriptions of army life, Men of Color to Arms! is an illuminating portrait of a group of men whose contributions to American history need to be further recognized. 46 Illustrations ... Read more

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In Becoming American under Fire, Christian G. Samito provides a rich account of how African American and Irish American soldiers influenced the modern vision of national citizenship that developed during the Civil War era. By bearing arms for the Union, African Americans and Irish Americans exhibited their loyalty to the United States and their capacity to act as citizens; they strengthened their American identity in the process. Members of both groups also helped to redefine the legal meaning and political practices of American citizenship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For African American soldiers, proving manhood in combat was only one aspect to their quest for acceptance as citizens. As Samito reveals, by participating in courts-martial and protesting against unequal treatment, African Americans gained access to legal and political processes from which they had previously been excluded. The experience of African Americans in the military helped shape a postwar political movement that successfully called for rights and protections regardless of race. For Irish Americans, soldiering in the Civil War was part of a larger affirmation of republican government and it forged a bond between their American citizenship and their Irish nationalism. The wartime experiences of Irish Americans helped bring about recognition of their full citizenship through naturalization and also caused the United States to pressure Britain to abandon its centuries-old policy of refusing to recognize the naturalization of British subjects abroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Samito makes clear, the experiences of African Americans and Irish Americans differed substantially--and at times both groups even found themselves violently opposed--but they had in common that they aspired to full citizenship and inclusion in the American polity. Both communities were key participants in the fight to expand the definition of citizenship that became enshrined in constitutional amendments and legislation that changed the nation. ... Read more

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Samito book well researched and amply footnoted as to sources
I just finished this excellent book on the process of naturalization and the definition of citizenship in America which occurred as a result of the Civil War. The author, Christian Samito, who had previously authored a fine regimental history of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers, explores Irish-American and African-American struggles to obtain equal rights under their new American citizenship. It details how Irish-American politics, especially the Fenian nationalist activity that resulted in arrests of American citizens in Ireland and England after the civil war, created a serious problem for British and American relations [which were strained anyway by the Alabama reparations issue]. Since the American Revolution the impressment of American sailors on the high seas had been a contentious result of Britain's claim that if you were born in Great Britain you could not renounce your British citizenship and become the citizen of another country. The reality was that many German, Scandinavian, Irish and other national immigrants, upon arrival in the U.S. did just that; many fought in the Civil War -- in most cases receiving citizenship for enlisting. The process by which Britain was forced into a reciprocity agreement that validated the U.S. position that an individual could renounce British citizenship and become a legal citizen of America and vice versa makes for fascinating reading. The investigation also covers African-Americans who fought or were freed during the civil war and who then found themselves in a the position of being "citizens" with no vote and limited rights compared to whites. The book shows how the African-American community began to test the legality of laws that promulgated two versions of citizenship in America, a process which some say continues today. Irish Americans, who could vote, also found discrimination and strove to acquire equal rights which their citizenship implied. How these two groups' struggles played out, at times in unison, at times juxtaposed, and the impact the struggles had on the evolving definition of the meaning of American citizenship, makes Samito's well written, researched and footnoted book a must-read for anyone interested in this subject. Mike Ruddy ... Read more

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An important observational collection of Black experience.
Bitter Fruit surveys the experiences of Afro-American women in World War II, contrasting sharply with the largely white surveys of women of the times. Photos, essays, fiction and poetry by and about black women's rolesprovide quite a different image of experiences, and offers works from someeighty writers on the topic. An important observational collection aboutblack experiences during the war. ... Read more

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The Greatest Generation meets Bloods in this revealing oral history of the unrecognized contributions of African American veterans.

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Americans I'd like to meet.
The stories are told in a way that makes me want to meet each of them and chat more about their lives in and out of the military.Really enjoyable.I am a Vietnam vet, retired Air Force.Meaningful reflections on all the wars covered.

Simple and Powerful
I can add little to what has already been said of this wonderful book. The title, alone, speaks loudly to all America -- WE WERE THERE. It brings tears to my eyes to think that Americans, Black, Hispanic, Asian, whatever, who were willing to place themselves in harm's way for this country should have to say "Please. Show our faces. Let people know, we too, were there."
Writers, historians, journalists, don't have to say that Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, were brave, or heroes -- though we can be sure that many of them were -- but they do have a responsibility to show America that they were there; that they contributed, and that some of them paid the ultimate price for their willingness to participate. As a writer and a speaker I have often been asked "Why do African Americans have to have a whole month (Black History Month) when others have, at most, a day?" The answer, though unsaid, is within the title and the voices in this wonderful little book: If American history were told the way it should have been told there would be no need for Black history. This book is a plea for us to finally tell AMERICAN history.
What is ironic, and appropriate, about this book is that it is not the writer, Yvonne Latty, who speaks; who tells us what SHE thinks about America's grave injustice to some of her people, it is the thoughts, the feelings, and the experiences of the ordinary men and women WHO WERE THERE. This book should be required reading for any one who aspires to write about America.

Interviews with pioneers that we all owe a debt of gratitude to
From the first days of the United States, blacks have served with distinction in the military. The term "Buffalo Soldiers" was coined by the native Americans, when seeing the black soldiers, they thought that they looked like the Buffalo. Blacks fought in all wars, but it was not until recently that they were respected for their actions. The lowest point was probably the Spanish-American War, a large percentage of the officers in the American Army were ex-Confederate officers. With segregation and racial bigotry firmly re-entrenched in America, even though they fought well, the black soldiers were very poorly treated.
This book is the result of a series of interviews with black veterans from World War II up through the current war in Iraq. The early stories are difficult to read, while they fiercely defended their country with honor, the black World War II veterans came back to a nation that refused to give them even minimal rights. Fortunately, as the stories move through the subsequent wars, there is a change. To his eternal credit, Harry Truman ordered the military de-segregated. While some officers resisted, the military was ahead of nearly all the rest of the country in allowing blacks to compete in a meritocracy. The only other organization that may have been ahead of the military was professional sports.
By the end of the story, blacks are succeeding and there are interviews with generals and admirals. While the first part was difficult to read, when no black was allowed to rise above a menial level and no black was ever in command of whites, by the end it had changed. The personal pride that these people showed in their accomplishments is uplifting and all Americans owe these pioneers a deep debt of gratitude for helping save the country and make it better.

Voices of struggle and triumph
"We Were There: Voices of African American Veterans, from World War II to the War in Iraq" is a collaboration between author Yvonne Latty, photographer Ron Tarver, and the twenty-eight featured veterans.For the most part, each veteran's first-person account is accompanied by a picture of him/her in uniform during his/her time in service, as well as by a recent portrait by Tarver.The personal testimonies are grouped into five sections: World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War, and the War on Terror.

Latty has brought together a wonderfully rich and diverse collection of voices.The Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps are all represented, as are both the enlisted and officer ranks.I was especially happy to see six women veterans (representing service in WW2, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf War) among the group.The veterans in the book also represent a wide range of different military occupations: medic, pilot, tank crew member, postal clerk, Navy steward, infantryman, flight nurse, surgical nurse, cook, and more.The POW experience in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam is also given voice.Among the veterans are two who achieved general officer rank in the Army and one who became a Navy Vice Admiral.

In the overall sweep of these voices the reader can chart the U.S. armed services' progress in desegregation and equal opportunity.The group recalls not only incidents of racism and discrimination, but also proud milestones on this long journey.Many of the veterans speak frankly of the horrors of war, including the carnage of Iwo Jima, the terror of a Gulf War scud attack, and the shock of the 9/11 attacks.Military nurses recall the horrific wounds suffered by some of their patients.There are some profoundly moving passages, such as one WW2 veteran's account of his friendship with a Holocaust survivor, or a Vietnam War POW's description of his reunion with his family.Also noteworthy are a WW2 POW's memory of his shocking argument with an arrogant German SS officer, and an Air Force officer's description of perilous air missions over wartime Afghanistan.

These compelling stories are superbly complemented by Tarver's photographs.He captures many different moods in these boldly individualized portraits: dramatic, heartwarming, haunting, and even whimsical.His work is truly striking.Latty and Tarver have assembled a wonderful tribute to the men and women who fought for their country while at the same time breaking down barriers of unjust discrimination."We Were There" is a superb contribution to both military history and African American studies.

Outstanding!
Through the reflections of the 28 Veterans in WE WERE THERE, we see how racism affected Americans who willingly served their country which only gave lip service to the words: "freedom and justice for all". These men & women signed up during times of war often eagerly, sometimes as the only way to get out of trouble. Even as they served in a community that belittled them, they were willing to give their all.

It's as if going to war against our enemies wasn't enough, to be an African American, you had to survive, as these Veterans' stories ably show, soul-crushing racism within the military. Executive Order 9981 signed in 1948 was supposed to have changed all of that. As these reminiscents show, it took decades to defeat racism within the armed services so they could become truly integrated.

RebeccasReads highly recommends WE WERE THERE as a unique & exceptional glimpse into what it was like to be an African American in the armed forces since World War II.

Could have had 50 voices & not been repetitive. Could not put it down! ... Read more

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Madame E. Azalia Hackley was an African-American classical singer, social worker, writer, philanthropist, and activist who championed the use of African-American spirituals among her own people as a tool for social change. Her efforts led to the use of spirituals as freedom songs during the Civil Rights Movement. This work uses newspaper accounts and archive studies documenting Madame Hackley's tours cross-coutry and abroad to rasie funds for African-American classical musicians. It shows Hackley's intense devotion to her African-American roots, as she easily could have passed for white. Nevertheless, she traveled throughout the South in "Jim Crow" railway cars by choice. This work also recovers several of her influential published works, including "A guide to voice culture" (1909); "The coloured girl beautiful" (1916), an etiquette book for African-American women desiring professional jobs; and "hints to young coloured artists" a series of acticles designed to help young African-American classical musicans succed. ... Read more

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Wonderful Book about a wonderful woman
This is a very intellegent book about the speeches of Barbara Jordan.The author connects history, politics, and religion in a way that gives you a complete picture of Barbara Jordan's life. . . ... Read more

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The purpose of this study, commissioned by the Army, was to document the process by which the Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded from December 7, 1941, through September 1, 1948; to identify units in which African Americans served; to identify by name all black soldiers whose names were submitted for the medal and to document any errors in the processing of their nominations; and to compile a list of all black soldiers who received the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest award. Based on this work, in January 1997 President Clinton awarded seven African Americans the Medal of Honor. The authors were selected by Shaw University of Raleigh, North Carolina, to conduct this study under a U.S. Army contract. ... Read more

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Amazing!
This book recognizes the way blacks are treated in the military and the book was masterful. I sleep with it at night its that good! ... Read more

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This book is a revised edition of the 1993 African American Generals and Flag Officers: Biographies of Over 120 Blacks in the United States Military. It offers detailed, career-oriented summaries for men and women who often overcame societal obstacles to become ranking officers in the U.S. military. Included now are members of all branches of the armed services (Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps), as well as the National Guard and Reserves. ... Read more

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Shows how the changes in attitude to the army and war were reflected in the paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy between the Battle of Waterloo and the start of the Great War. The book purports to construe a new feminist interpretation on this genre of Victorian painting. ... Read more