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Author:

Scott, Edward Van Zile, 1921- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJGd4WPm4HVXYB4DpYdcP

Title:

The unwept : black American soldiers and the Spanish-American War / Edward Van Zile Scott.

Publisher:

Black Belt Press,

Copyright Date:

©1996

Description:

240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm

Subject:

United States.--Army--History--History--19th century.
États-Unis.--Army--Histoire--Histoire--19e siècle.
United States.--Army.
Spanish-American War, 1898--Participation, African American.
Armed Forces--African American troops
Military participation--African American.
1800-1899
Participation, African American--Participation, African American
19th century--African American troops--History--19th century
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-220) and index.

Summary:

THIS BRIEF BUT IMPORTANT BOOK HAS A TWO FOLD PURPOSE. FIRST, TO SHOW THAT ALTHOUGH TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND THE ROUGH RIDERS GOT THE GLORY, AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS WERE ARGUABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN DEFEATING THE SPANISH, AND SECONDLY, TO SHOW THAT AS A RESULT OF THE AMERICAN VICTORY, THE UNITED STATES CHANGED FROM AN ISOLATIONIST COUNTRY TO ONE DEEPLY INVOLVED IN WORLD AFFAIRS.

ISBN:

9781881320623
1881320626

OCLC:

(OCoLC)34628630

LCCN:

96212681

Locations:

UVAX975 -- Western Iowa Tech Library (Sioux City)