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Out of the Storm: A Legacy

Author : Anthony B. Cochran
Publisher : Outskirts Press
ISBN 13 : 1977271936
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (772 download)

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Download or read book Out of the Storm: A Legacy written by Anthony B. Cochran and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2024-04-24 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history we know is sometimes incomplete. The stories we get are those shaded by time or cultural perspectives of the day. Historical accounts of African Americans during the Civil War vary. Some aspects, such as their involvement in military activities are generally not well known, if at all. Anthony B. Cochran’s Out of the Storm: A Legacy is an important addition to the bookshelves of historians and genealogists because it showcases African Americans’ heroism during the Civil War, not their servitude. Out of the Storm lists African American recipients of the Medal of Honor for service performed during the Civil War. It also identifies other previously unrecognized African Americans who performed feats of valor and heroism on the battlefield. Cochran, who studied history in college, provides genealogical information for as many of these soldiers as possible. As a US veteran, of the Vietnam War, Cochran also includes excerpts of battlefield reports detailing challenges, battlefield strategy and tactical planning involving units of African American soldiers.

African American War Heroes

Author : James B. Martin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book African American War Heroes written by James B. Martin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed profiles bring stories of African American heroism in the U.S. armed forces to life, from the American Revolution through the conflict in Afghanistan. African American war heroes remain largely unsung, their courage and valor relegated to the less traveled corners of history. This work seeks out those heroes—soldiers, sailors, flyers, and marines—who earned their nation's highest medals in defense of freedom and equality. Some of these men and women died on the battlefield. Others returned to civilian life in a segregated country. What they share across time and circumstance is devotion to duty and to the country they defended, even in the face of personal and racial prejudice. Entries profile decorated African Americans from all of the U.S. conflicts since the Revolutionary War. In addition to providing basic biographical data, each profile offers a detailed account of the individual's heroic actions. The book also offers sidebars on events and topics relevant to African Americans in the U.S. armed forces, such as histories of the 54th Massachusetts and the Tuskegee Airmen.

Blacks in East Texas History

Author : Bruce A. Glasrud
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781603440417
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Blacks in East Texas History written by Bruce A. Glasrud and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded in 1962, the East Texas Historical Journal began accepting articles on African American history at a time when most scholarly journals considered the topic out of the mainstream, at best. Since that beginning, the journal has published some forty articles in the field. Now, Bruce A. Glasrud and Archie P. McDonald have gathered a collection of some of the best articles on black history from the East Texas Historical Journal; their samplings span the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and cover the principal themes and topics of African American history in the eastern portion of the Lone Star State. The book concludes with a listing of all articles on African American history from the East Texas Historical Journal. Blacks in East Texas History will enlighten and inform students and scholars of regional and African American history, as well as those interested in the trials and progress of African Americans in the American South and Southwest.

The Lost-Found Nation of Islam in America

Author : Clifton E. Marsh
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 081088142X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Lost-Found Nation of Islam in America written by Clifton E. Marsh and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2000-03-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sheds light on The Nation of Islam and Minister Louis Farrakhan, from the ideological splits in the Nation of Islam during the 1970s, to the growth and expanding influence in the 1990s.

Oman

Author : David C. King
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761431206
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Oman written by David C. King and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2009 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrates the diversity of life through the exploration of cultures around the world.

American Founders

Author : Christina Proenza-Coles
Publisher : NewSouth Books
ISBN 13 : 1603064389
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book American Founders written by Christina Proenza-Coles and published by NewSouth Books. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2019 Foreword INDIES Finalist American Founders reveals men and women of African descent as key protagonists in the story of American democracy. It chronicles how black people developed and defended New World settlements, undermined slavery, and championed freedom throughout the hemisphere from the sixteenth through the twentieth centuries. While conventional history tends to reduce the roles of African Americans to antebellum slavery and the civil rights movement, in reality African residents preceded the English by a century and arrived in the Americas in numbers that far exceeded European migrants up until 1820. Afro-Americans were omnipresent in the founding and advancement of the Americas, and recurrently outnumbered Europeans at many times and places, from colonial Peru to antebellum Virginia. African-descended people contributed to every facet of American history as explorers, conquistadores, settlers, soldiers, sailors, servants, slaves, rebels, leaders, lawyers, litigants, laborers, artisans, artists, activists, translators, teachers, doctors, nurses, inventors, investors, merchants, mathematicians, scientists, scholars, engineers, entrepreneurs, generals, cowboys, pirates, professors, politicians, priests, poets, and presidents. The multitude of events and mixed-race individuals included in the book underscores that black and white Americans share the same history, and in many cases, the same ancestry. American Foundersis meant to celebrate this shared heritage and strengthen these bonds.

African Americans and American Indians in the Revolutionary War

Author : Jack Darrell Crowder
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476676720
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book African Americans and American Indians in the Revolutionary War written by Jack Darrell Crowder and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-01-11 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the time of the Revolutionary War, a fifth of the Colonial population was African American. By 1779, 15 percent of the Continental Army were former slaves, while the Navy recruited both free men and slaves. More than 5000 black Americans fought for independence in an integrated military--it would be the last until the Korean War. The majority of Indian tribes sided with the British yet some Native Americans rallied to the American cause and suffered heavy losses. Of 26 Wampanoag enlistees from the small town of Mashpee on Cape Cod, only one came home. Half of the Pequots who went to war did not survive. Mohegans John and Samuel Ashbow fought at Bunker Hill. Samuel was killed there--the first Native American to die in the Revolution. This history recounts the sacrifices made by forgotten people of color to gain independence for the people who enslaved and extirpated them.

Black Leadership for Social Change

Author : Jacob U. Gordon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313030642
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Black Leadership for Social Change written by Jacob U. Gordon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-08-30 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive overview of Black leadership in every aspect of American life, including movements for social justice, education, business, and politics. In the quest for human rights and social advancement, African-American leaders have emerged to lead the fight to overcome racial and economic barriers. This struggle has influenced the exercise of Black leadership in many other areas and the author uses an interdisciplinary approach to reveal the changes, continuities, and variety of African-American approaches to effective leadership. The book also suggests a theoretical framework for future research on the impact of Black leadership in America. A wide range of issues are considered in this volume, beginning with the definition of leadership and the concept of Black leadership. Gordon then considers outstanding examples of Black leadership in contemporary America in a variety of fields. Scholars and students in history, political science, and ethnic studies will find this an important resource for understanding Black leadership and its impact on American life.

The Story of Black Military Officers, 1861-1948

Author : Krewasky A. Salter I
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134749449
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Black Military Officers, 1861-1948 written by Krewasky A. Salter I and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black members of the military served in every war, conflict and military engagement between 1861 and 1948. Beyond serving only as enlisted soldiers and non-commissioned officers, many also served as commissioned officers in positions of leadership and authority. This book offers the first complete and conclusive work to specifically examine the history of black commissioned officers.

Great Black War Fighters

Author : Ben L. Walton
Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN 13 : 1946539457
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Great Black War Fighters written by Ben L. Walton and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reissue of Great Black War Fighters: Profiles in Service that was first published in May 2012. Inspiration to make the volume available again came from the many outstanding reviews found on websites in 2017 about the publication. Below, for information, is the narrative that appeared on the back cover of the first edition of the book. Great Black War Fighters: Profiles in Service sets a precedent. No other book has ever been written to meet three documented and validated needs. One, to inform readers of the phenomenal achievements and remarkable contributions made to the defense and national security of the United States by African-American admirals and generals since President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948, abolishing segregation in the nation’s armed forces. Two, to captivate, enlighten, and inspire students in training programs such as ROTC, the service academies, and OCS, who upon graduation, will be commissioned as officers in the military. Furthermore, it creates a resource for personnel on active duty or serving in the reserves to read how a group of black officers reached the pinnacle of their career, and doing it against enormous odds. Three, to produce a collectible, gift or keepsake for former service members, their loved ones and friends, so they can all take pride and be moved by the life stories in this book. Great Black War Fighters chronicles 29 black flag officers from among the 250 researched for the work.

Race, Law, and American Society

Author : Gloria J. Browne-Marshall
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135087938
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Race, Law, and American Society written by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-02 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Gloria Browne-Marshall’s seminal work , tracing the history of racial discrimination in American law from colonial times to the present, is now available with major revisions. Throughout, she advocates for freedom and equality at the center, moving from their struggle for physical freedom in the slavery era to more recent battles for equal rights and economic equality. From the colonial period to the present, this book examines education, property ownership, voting rights, criminal justice, and the military as well as internationalism and civil liberties by analyzing the key court cases that established America’s racial system and demonstrating the impact of these court cases on American society. This edition also includes more on Asians, Native Americans, and Latinos. Race, Law, and American Society is highly accessible and thorough in its depiction of the role race has played, with the sanction of the U.S. Supreme Court, in shaping virtually every major American social institution.

African Americans at War [2 volumes]

Author : Jonathan Sutherland
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1851093710
Total Pages : 844 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book African Americans at War [2 volumes] written by Jonathan Sutherland and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-12-05 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating chronicle of the endeavors of African Americans who fought for their country: this book recounts their stories, their bravery, and their contributions. African Americans at War puts a human face on this neglected area of history. From pre-Revolutionary fighting against the French to cutting-edge combat against Saddam Hussein, these A–Z volumes underscore significant military contributions from African Americans. The two volumes provide comprehensive coverage of aspects including important historical figures; key battles, legislation, and rulings; honors awarded; regiments, formations, and squadrons; and significant places. Individuals portrayed include celebrated Revolutionary hero Crispus Attucks and Lieutenant Vernon J. Baker, who led his platoon in a near suicidal attack on German positions in 1945. Often marginalized in support functions and frequently given suicidal missions, African Americans have served with distinction and honor in all U.S. conflicts. Their stories, endeavors, and bravery are now chronicled in one accessible resource. This set investigates each war, the interwar years, integration periods, and acceptance of African American men and women on the military team. This is a fascinating compendium spanning all U.S. history.

Migrants, Immigrants, and Slaves

Author : George Henderson
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780819197382
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (973 download)

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Download or read book Migrants, Immigrants, and Slaves written by George Henderson and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1995 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through diversity, America has grown strong as a nation. Although all segments of the population share certain life patterns and basic beliefs, there are many differences in traditional lifestyles and cultures among ethnic groups. Respect for such differences is a benchmark of a democratic nation. Migrants, Immigrants, and Slaves documents the fact that all American ethnic groups have been both the oppressed and the oppressors. The book is written for introductory American history, ethnic studies, and sociology courses. Special attention is given to the immigration patterns and cultural contributions of more than 50 ethnic groups.

Blue & Gold and Black

Author : Robert John Schneller
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1603444173
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Blue & Gold and Black written by Robert John Schneller and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the twentieth century, the U.S. Naval Academy evolved from a racist institution to one that ranked equal opportunity among its fundamental tenets. This transformation was not without its social cost, however, and black midshipmen bore the brunt of it. Blue & Gold and Black is the history of integration of African Americans into the Naval Academy. The book examines how civil rights advocates? demands for equal opportunity shaped the Naval Academy?s evolution. Author Robert J. Schneller Jr. analyzes how changes in the Academy?s policies and culture affected the lives of black midshipmen, as well as how black midshipmen effected change in the Academy?s policies and culture. Most institutional history is written from the top down, while most social history is written from the bottom up. Based on the documentary record as well as on the memories of hundreds of midshipmen and naval officers, Blue & Gold and Black includes both perspectives. By examining both the institution and the individual, a much more accurate picture emerges of how racial integration occurred at the Naval Academy. Schneller takes a biographical approach to social history. Through written correspondence, responses to questionnaires, memoirs, and oral histories, African American midshipmen recount their experiences in their own words. Rather than setting adrift their humanity and individuality in oceans of statistics, Schneller uses their first-hand recollections to provide insights into the Academy?s culture that cannot be gained from official records. Covering the Jim Crow era, the civil rights movement, and the empowerment of African Americans from the late 1960s through the end of the twentieth century, Blue & Gold and Black traces the transformation of an institution that produces men and women who lead not only the Navy, but also the nation.

African Americans in the Military

Author : Catherine Reef
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438107757
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book African Americans in the Military written by Catherine Reef and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout much of the United States's history

Soldier Talk

Author : Paul Vincent Budra
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253344335
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Soldier Talk written by Paul Vincent Budra and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soldier Talk is a collection of essays about the Vietnam combat veteran and his representation of his experience. The Vietnam War created a vast archive of recorded accounts of the war, permitting an unprecedented opportunity to confront its brutal secrets. This book is about how to read and how to hear the historical, psychological, and narrative truths of soldiers' talk. The ten chapters explore the phenomenon of soldier talk; the oral narrative form of so much of the Vietnam War literature; the collection of veteran interviews published under the title Nam; Vietnam War poetry; the strange tale of Bobby Garwood, the private who disappeared 10 days before he was to return home and surfaced 13 years later in Hanoi; Vietnam oral history and revolutionary socialism; the historiography of the Vietnam War; "queering Vietnam"; the African American experience of Vietnam; and women and the war. Along the way the authors touch on most of the best-known and most important writing to come out of the war.

Civil Wars, Civil Beings, and Civil Rights in Alabama's Black Belt

Author : Bertis D. English
Publisher : University Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817320695
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Civil Wars, Civil Beings, and Civil Rights in Alabama's Black Belt written by Bertis D. English and published by University Alabama Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the 1863 elections in Perry County changed the course of Alabama's role in the Civil War In his fascinating, in-depth study, Bertis D. English analyzes why Perry county, situated in the heart of a violence-prone subregion, enjoyed more peaceful race relations and less bloodshed than several neighboring counties. Choosing an atypical locality as central to his study, English raises questions about factors affecting ethnic disturbances in the Black Belt and elsewhere in Alabama. He also uses Perry County, which he deems an anomalous county, to caution against the tendency of some scholars to make sweeping generalizations about entire regions and subregions. English contends Perry County was a relatively tranquil place with a set of extremely influential African American businessmen, clergy, politicians, and other leaders during Reconstruction. Together with egalitarian or opportunistic white citizens, they headed a successful campaign for black agency and biracial cooperation that few counties in Alabama matched. English also illustrates how a significant number of educational institutions, a high density of African American residents, and an unusually organized and informed African American population were essential factors in forming Perry's character. He likewise traces the development of religion in Perry, the nineteenth-century Baptist capital of Alabama, and the emergence of civil rights in Perry, an underemphasized center of activism during the twentieth century. This well-researched and comprehensive volume illuminates Perry County's history from the various perspectives of its black, interracial, and white inhabitants, amplifying their own voices in a novel way. The narrative includes rich personal details about ordinary and affluent people, both free and unfree, creating a distinctive resource that will be useful to scholars as well as a reference that will serve the needs of students and general readers.