The American Revolution, slavery, and the antebellum South -- The Civil War, western expansion, and Buffalo Soldiers -- World War I : Black officers and the new Negroes -- World War II : Black women at war -- World War II : Tuskegee Airmen soaring above, 758th tankers rumbling b…
Discusses the contributions of black soldiers in the United States, from the American Revolution to the battlefields of today, presenting individual and group stories, details of battles, and descriptions of army life.
Crispus Attucks, the first man to die in the American Revolution. Harriet Tubman, who bravely shepherded slaves to freedom and served the Union during the Civil War. Lt. James Reese Europe, who introduced jazz music to Europe during World War I. Capt. Luther H. Smith and othe…
