Men of Color to Arms!
Black Soldiers, Indian Wars, and the Quest for Equality
New York : W.W. Norton, [2010]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xviii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Discusses the contributions of black soldiers in the United States during the second half of the nineteenth century, presenting individuals' stories, details of battles, and descriptions of army life.
Contents:
Wanted : Black men for federal army service -- Black soldiers go west -- Doing the nation's work on the western frontier -- National progress, race thinking, and taking on West Point -- Insult and injury -- Struggling for citizenship in the 1890s.
Subjects:
United States. Army -- African American troops -- History -- 19th century.
African American soldiers -- History -- 19th century.
Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1866-1895 -- Participation, African American.
African American soldiers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
United States. Army -- African American troops -- History -- 19th century.
African American soldiers -- History -- 19th century.
Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1866-1895 -- Participation, African American.
African American soldiers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN:
039306039X
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Military Leo | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-292) and index.