African Americans in the Military - http://afroamhistory.about.com/cs/military/ Look at photos of African Americans in the military, read about the Tuskegee Airmen, the buffalo soldiers, the Harlem Hellfighters, a female buffalo soldier, and the integration of African Americans in the army.
Atlantic Monthly - Success Story: Blacks in the Military - http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/defense/moskos.htm This article written in May 1986 discusses the success black soldiers have enjoyed in climbing the ranks of the military.
The Negro in the Regular Army - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/VilNegr.html University of Virginia's Electronic Text Center presents a transcription of historian Oswald Villard's Atlantic Monthly article about African-Americans.
African American Warriors - http://www.aawar.net/default.htm Lists African American Medal of Honor recipients and covers African American units and individuals throughout US history.
Brief History of Black Women In The Military - http://womensmemorial.org/Education/BBH1998.html The Women in Military Service for American Memorial overviews the service of black women from the Revolutionary War to the present.
The Right to Fight - http://www.geocities.com/africanamericansinwar/ Follows the history of African Americans in the United States armed forces. Includes many pictures, quotations, a timeline and a lengthy bibliography.
Over 100 Years Later, Black Cadet Gets his Due - http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/016.html Johnson Whittaker, one of the first black cadets at West Point, was unjustly court-martialed at the time. In 1995 President Clinton posthumously gave him a commission.
Integration of the Armed Forces 1940-1965 - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/integration/IAF-fm.htm Morris J. MacGregor, Jr. and the Center of Military History, United States Army, tell the story of integration in this online book.
Integration of the Armed Forces - http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/integrate/welcome.html The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command presents this history of African-Americans in the Armed Forces of the United States. It includes a series of articles and chronologies detailing not only the ongoing process of eliminating discrimination in the Department of Defense but highlighting African Americans' distinguished military contributions.
African Americans in the US Army - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/topics/afam/afam-usa.htm This section of the official US Army site highlights African-American service. It discusses notable African-American officers and units and key events. It also includes several photo galleries.
African-Americans in Military History - http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/afhist/aftoc.htm This section of the official US Air Force site lists several bibliographies related to African-American service in the US Military.
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