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I'm still standing I'm still standing Shoshana Johnson Specialist Shoshana Johnson, a member of the 507th Maintenance Company, was captured during an ambush in the early days of the Iraq war and held prisoner until she and her fellow Soldiers were rescue… OL13783862W
Buffalo soldiers Buffalo soldiers Catherine Reef Recounts the deeds of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, comprised of African American soldiers who kept peace between Indians and settlers on the western frontier, fought in the Spanish-American War, and pur… OL15280993W
Black heroes of the American Revolution Black heroes of the American Revolution Burke Davis An account of the black soldiers, sailors, spies, scouts, guides, and wagoners who participated and sacrificed in the struggle for American independence. OL16007W
Black patriots and loyalists Black patriots and loyalists Alan Gilbert How the contradiction between American freedom and American slavery played out among white insurgents, colonial slaves (and a smaller number of free blacks) and the British during the Revolutionary W… OL16126895W
Fighting for freedom Fighting for freedom National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.) 80 pages : 18 cm OL19710700W
The Reaper The Reaper Nicholas Irving A memoir by a Special Operations Direct Action Sniper traces his extraordinary career during the War on Terror, which was marked by his record-setting deployment to Afghanistan and his face-off again… OL19991326W
Forgotten Forgotten Linda Hervieux In the early hours of June 6, 1944, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a unit of African-American soldiers, landed on the beaches of France. Their orders were to man a curtain of armed balloons mea… OL20016137W
Writing to save a life Writing to save a life John Edgar Wideman 193 pages ; 22 cm OL20038701W
The Tuskegee Airmen story The Tuskegee Airmen story Lynn M. Homan When Joshua, Krista, and their friend, Charlene, find Granddad's souvenirs of World War II, he takes the opportunity to tell them about the war and his experiences as a Tuskegee Airman. OL2040171W
Tuskegee airmen Tuskegee airmen Lynn M. Homan 96 p. : 24 cm OL2040172W
Taking on Theodore Roosevelt Taking on Theodore Roosevelt Harry Lembeck In August 1906, black soldiers stationed in Brownsville, Texas, were accused of going on a lawless rampage in which shots were fired, one man was killed, and another wounded. Because the perpetrators… OL21201430W
The Forgotten Heroes The Forgotten Heroes Clinton Cox It's a novel about the war between the Buffalo Soldiers and the Indians. Though the Buffalo Soldiers were fighting for the people, the people were fighting them because they were colored. This book t… OL2737246W
The Saltville massacre The Saltville massacre Thomas D. Mays 91 p. : 23 cm OL2934938W
With a Black Platoon in combat With a Black Platoon in combat Lyle Rishell The first year of the Korean conflict was a dark and humiliating period for many of the troops who fought there. Against a backdrop of U.S. political indecision and reduced military capability, Ameri… OL3947757W
The Black soldier The Black soldier Catherine Clinton Chronicles the military accomplishments of African Americans who fought for the independence and preservation of the United States while struggling to be treated as equals and recognized for their va… OL442319W
Lost Battalions Lost Battalions Richard Slotkin Constructed as a military history of two American army regiments of World War I, Slotkin's narrative functions as an inquiry into the soldiers'racial and ethnic backgrounds. Both units were raised in… OL464108W
American patriots American patriots Gail Lumet Buckley American Patriots is one of the great untold stories in American history. There have been books on individual black soldiers, but this is the first to tell the full story of the black American milit… OL4963314W
Honoring Sergeant Carter Honoring Sergeant Carter Allene G. Carter Allene Carter's father-in-law was a decorated veteran. Yet it was not until the Carter family received a call from the White House that she discovered he was a heroic force in the Rhineland campaign.… OL5957894W
The Hellfighters of Harlem The Hellfighters of Harlem Bill Harris "From Harlem to the Rhine to Paris - spanning military valor and musical splendor - the story of the fighting 369th, the modern U.S. Army's first all-black regiment, along with its military forbears … OL6443694W
The Massachusetts 54th The Massachusetts 54th Gina DeAngelis Explains the events leading up to the formation of the Massachusetts 54th, a regiment of free blacks, and its participation in the Civil War. Sidebars include quotations from leaders of the time and … OL66685W
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