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Lists African American Medal of Honor recipients and covers African American units and individuals throughout US history.
www.aawar.net
History of African Americans in the Military
A site devoted to giving African Americans the respect they deserve. They have fought in every major war in the US.
www.fatherryan.org
African Americans in the US Army
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.
www.army.mil
African-Americans in the U.S. Merchant Marine and U.S. Maritime Service
US Merchant Marines offer a small tribute to the African-Americans who served in WWII. View photographs of some of the soldiers.
www.usmm.org
African Americans in the 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.
afroamhistory.about.com
African-Americans in Military History
This section of the official US Air Force site lists several bibliographies related to African-American service in the US Military.
www.au.af.mil
University of Virginia's Electronic Text Center presents a transcription of historian Oswald Villard's Atlantic Monthly article about African-Americans.
etext.lib.virginia.edu
Historic Context for the African American Military Experience
The Army Corps of Engineers presents this history of African American participation in the Armed Forces. It covers service prior to the American Revolution and goes through integration and the Korean Conflict. It also includes black participation in the British forces opposing the Revolution.www.denix.osd.mil
Atlantic Monthly - Success Story: Blacks in the Military
This article written in May 1986 discusses the success black soldiers have enjoyed in climbing the ranks of the military.
www.theatlantic.com
Integration of the Armed Forces
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command presents this history of African-Americans in the Armed Forces of the United States. It contains 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.
www.redstone.army.mil
Over 100 Years Later, Black Cadet Gets his Due
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.
www.hartford-hwp.com
Teaching With Documents: Photographs of the 369th Infantry and African Americans during World War I
The National Archives Digital Classroom tells the story of the "Harlem Hellfighters".
www.archives.gov
Integration of the Armed Forces 1940-1965
Morris J. MacGregor, Jr. and the Center of Military History, United States Army, tell the story of integration in this online book.
www.army.mil
Follows the history of African Americans in the United States armed forces. Includes many pictures, quotations, a timeline and a lengthy bibliography.
www.geocities.com
Brief History of Black Women In The Military
The Women in Military Service for American Memorial overviews the service of black women from the Revolutionary War to the present.
womensmemorial.org