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The encyclopedia of African American military history

Author: William Weir
Publisher: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2004.
Edition/Format:  Print book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Alphabetically arranged entries help chronicle the history of African-Americans' involvement in military battles, regiments, and campaigns, profiling key figures and events.
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Genre/Form: Biographies
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Weir, William, 1928-
Encyclopedia of African American military history.
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2004
(OCoLC)607448612
Online version:
Weir, William, 1928-
Encyclopedia of African American military history.
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2004
(OCoLC)625144596
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: William Weir
ISBN: 1591021693 9781591021698
OCLC Number: 54865447
Description: 365 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents: Foreword / Molefi Kete Asante --
Preface / Gen. Lloyd Newton --
Aberdeen (Dates uncertain) --
Abolition Movement --
African American Sailors --
African Americans in the American Revolution --
Air Corps Segregation --
Airmen of Fortune --
Almond, Edward M. "Ned" (1892-1979) --
Anderson, Aaron (Dates uncertain) --
Anderson, Charles "Chief" (1906-1996) --
Anderson, Joseph B., Jr. (1944- ) --
Antigua (Dates uncertain) --
Attucks, Crispus (1723-1775) --
Baker, Edward L., Jr. (Dates uncertain) --
Baker, Vernon (1920- ) --
Barnes, William H. (Dates uncertain) --
Beaty, Powhatan (Dates uncertain) --
Beaver Creek, Battle of --
Bell, Dennis (Dates uncertain) --
Biggs, Bradley (1920- ) --
Billy the Kid and the Buffalo Soldiers --
Black Confederates --
Black Union Militia --
Blake, Robert (Dates uncertain) --
Boyne, Thomas (Dates uncertain) --
Brice's Crossroads, Battle of --
Bronson, James H. (Dates uncertain) --
Brooks Family --
Brown, Benjamin (Dates uncertain) --
Brown, John (1800-1859) --
Brown, Willa (1906-1992) --
Brown, William H. (1836-?) --
Brown, Wilson (1841-?) --
Brownsville, Texas, "Riot" --
Buffalo Soldiers --
Buffalo Soldiers RIP --
Bullard, Eugene Jacques (1884-1961) --
Bullis and His Bullies --
Bunker Hill, Battle of --
Cabin Creek, Battle of --
Cameron, Simon (1799-1889) --
Carney, William H. (Dates uncertain) --
Carrying the Colors --
Carter, Edward, Jr. (1916-1963) --
Chaffin's Farm, Fighting at --
Chasseurs d'Afrique --
Chesapeake Affair --
Christiana, "Battle" of --
Civil War Statistics.
Responsibility: William Weir ; foreword by Molefi Kete Asante ; preface by Lloyd Newton.
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Designed to provide long overdue recognition to the outstanding accomplishments of hundreds of African American servicemen, this book presents a researched and comprehensive, substantive reference  Read more...

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