It gives me great pleasure to be part of the publication of this special issue on blacks in the U.S. military. Blacks in America have sacrificed their lives in all of the wars involving the U.S. at the same time that they have struggled for social and racial justice at home. Unfortunately, pervasive myths about the military sacrifices and valor of blacks in this country continue to be held by many Americans. It is also sad that too many blacks find that the military may be the only channel available to them for the realization of social and economic mobility. The articles in this special commemorative issue eloquently and effectively describe various facets of the black military experience in the U.S. Collectively these articles serve to di...
This article concerns itself with the U.S. newspaper coverage given to black soldiers (primarily Afr...
The Marines of Montford Point are largely absent from the World War II narrative, and relatively unk...
This dissertation analyzes racially motivated mutinies by black military servicemen from the Civil W...
Bloods. Brothers. The Griot. Vietnam Blues. Black Bitches Dancing With Charlie. These titles, and nu...
During Black History Month many people paused to discuss and reflect on the presence and the contrib...
All of us at the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences are extremely gr...
For most of history, military service has been directly linked to citizenship and the rights that co...
Using statistical data and other evidence, this thesis will show that obstacles and barriers that on...
African Americans have fought in every U.S. war since the creation of the country, but in many insta...
This paper examines African-American soldiers’ experiences abroad in Europe during the Second World ...
Often noted for their heroic prowess as pilots in World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen served just as n...
African Americans have volunteered to participate in every war or conflict in which the United State...
During the Second World War, thousands of African American servicemen and women were sent to the Bri...
Over the past few decades, enlistment rates for African American men have experienced a steady decli...
During the Civil War, some 180,000 African Americans served with courage in the Union Army, and more...
This article concerns itself with the U.S. newspaper coverage given to black soldiers (primarily Afr...
The Marines of Montford Point are largely absent from the World War II narrative, and relatively unk...
This dissertation analyzes racially motivated mutinies by black military servicemen from the Civil W...
Bloods. Brothers. The Griot. Vietnam Blues. Black Bitches Dancing With Charlie. These titles, and nu...
During Black History Month many people paused to discuss and reflect on the presence and the contrib...
All of us at the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences are extremely gr...
For most of history, military service has been directly linked to citizenship and the rights that co...
Using statistical data and other evidence, this thesis will show that obstacles and barriers that on...
African Americans have fought in every U.S. war since the creation of the country, but in many insta...
This paper examines African-American soldiers’ experiences abroad in Europe during the Second World ...
Often noted for their heroic prowess as pilots in World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen served just as n...
African Americans have volunteered to participate in every war or conflict in which the United State...
During the Second World War, thousands of African American servicemen and women were sent to the Bri...
Over the past few decades, enlistment rates for African American men have experienced a steady decli...
During the Civil War, some 180,000 African Americans served with courage in the Union Army, and more...
This article concerns itself with the U.S. newspaper coverage given to black soldiers (primarily Afr...
The Marines of Montford Point are largely absent from the World War II narrative, and relatively unk...
This dissertation analyzes racially motivated mutinies by black military servicemen from the Civil W...