The Black Soldier: 1492 to the Present
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- Synopsis
- Black soldiers have fought and died in the Americas for centuries, an unbroken chain of warriors stretching back nearly five hundred years. Yet their contribution to our nation's history has been neglected, and the battles they've had to fight against racism and prejudice have often been as challenging as facing the enemy on the field of battle. In this exciting story of African American heroism, Catherine Clinton traces the history of the black soldier, from the first African explorers who accompanied Columbus to African Americans who took up arms in the American Revolution and the Civil War, to those who served their country from the Montana frontier to the sands of Desert Storm. Their heroic tales show that while black soldiers were once systematically ignored in the armed forces, earning little praise and often dying for a nation that granted them few rights, with each successive opportunity to prove themselves in combat and in the ranks, black men and women have risen to the occasion and distinguished themselves. Ultimately it was the sacrifices of these valiant soldiers that led to today's fully integrated armed services.
- Copyright:
- 2000
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 124 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780395677223
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 02/20/08
- Copyrighted By:
- Catherine Clinton
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Jamie Yates
- Proofread By:
- mary stephens
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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