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100 1 $aLanning, Michael Lee.
245 14 $aThe African-American soldier :$bfrom Crispus Attucks to Colin Powell /$cMichael Lee Lanning.
250 $aUpdated ed.
260 $aNew York :$bCitadel Press/Kensington,$c℗♭2004.
300 $aix, 319 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 303-310) and index.
505 0 $aAcknowledgements -- Colonial days and the Revolutionary War -- War of 1812 and beyond -- American Civil War -- Reconstruction and the Indian Wars -- Spanish-American War: Cube and the Philippines -- Battles of peace: Brownsville and the Great White Fleet -- Prelude to World War: Mexico and Houston -- Great war: World War I -- Between the wars: struggle continues -- World War II: Army -- World War II: Army Air Force -- World War II: Navy and Marine Corps -- Executive Order 9981: before and after -- Korean War: Integration under fire -- Fifties: Integrated military in a segregated America -- Vietnam: "Only war we had" -- After Vietnam: unrest and the advance of equality -- United defenders: today and tomorrow -- Twenty-first century: War on Terrorism -- Bibliography -- Index.
520 $aHighlights the history of African American soldiers in the military from the Revolutionary War to the present. In this moving and revealing account, Michael Lee Lanning brings to life the battles in which African Americans fought so courageously to become full citizens by risking their lives for their country. This updated edition includes analyses of African-American soldiers' involvement in recent U.S. conflicts, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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