BBC5 年
D-Day: African-American soldiers remembered for war efforts
A plaque commemorating the contribution of African-American soldiers in World War Two has been unveiled. A ceremony was held at the Carew Control Tower in Pembrokeshire on the 75th anniversary of ...
William & Mary6 年
‘Buffalo Soldier’ Exhibit Highlights Role of Black Service Members in Philippine ...
“It is especially timely as the university is preparing to mark the 50th anniversary of African-American residential ... many black leaders and black-owned newspapers like the Indianapolis Freeman ...
PBS12 年
African Americans in the Civil War
Almost 45 percent of the unit's men were killed or mortally wounded -- the highest percentage of a regiment killed in a single battle in the entire war. African American soldiers and white ...
PBS1 年
African-Americans In Combat
Despite policies of racial segregation and discrimination, African-American soldiers played a significant role from the colonial period to the Korean War. It wasn't until the middle of the 20th ...
BBC5 个月
KS4 / GCSE History: The experience of African American soldiers in Europe in World War One
In April 1917, the United States declared war on ... was an African American. The commander of the American Expeditionary Force, General John Pershing had refused to lead black soldiers into ...
Cambridge University Press1 年
African Americans and the Pacific War, 1941–1945
‘Chris Dixon shines a brilliant new light on how the experience of African American soldiers in the Pacific during World War Two significantly differed from that in Europe. Probing the complexity of ...