Soldiers of freedom : an illustrated history of African Americans in the Armed Forces / Kai Wright

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Contents: Choosing sides: the Revolutionary War era -- Wars of a young nation: slave uprisings and the War of 1812 -- "If we make him a soldier, we concede the whole question": the Civil War -- Buffalo Soldiers: westward expansion and empire building -- Soldiers in search of an army: the World War I era -- "Eleanor's niggers": World War II -- "The highest standards of democracy": Korea and the Cold War -- "I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong": Vietnam and its aftermath -- A new beginning: the modern military
Summary: Spanning from the American Revolution to the war in Afghanistan, this comprehensive history covers the full scope of African Americans' involvement in the armed forces during war and peacetime. Accompanying this text are 300 photographs and illustrations. Highlights include: accounts of the Rhode Island 1st Regiment, the first all-black regiment in the U.S. Army, The New Orleans Battalion of Free Men of Color, The Battle for Richmond, which resulted in the largest loss of black life in the Civil War, The 1863 New York City Draft Riot, The 1919 lynchings of black war vets, The Navy's reluctant integration during World War II, The dramatic story of the Tuskegee Airmen and the war against terrorism in Afghanistan. The book also features portraits of famous and lesser-known soldiers, including Crispus Attucks, Salem Poor, John Brown, Sergeant William Carney, Doric Miller and Colin Powell.