Harlem Hellfighters / by Shannon Baker Moore ; content consultant, Justin Quinn Olmstead, PHD, Assistant Professor of History, University of Central Oklahoma.
Publisher:
Essential Libraryan imprint of Abdo Publishing,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
112 pages : illustrations, color map ; 22 x 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index.
Contents:
Battling Black Death -- The fight for freedom -- Fighting for equality on the home front -- Recruiting the Fighting Fifteenth -- War in Europe and war at home -- The Fighting Fifteenth in France -- At the front -- The boys come home -- Aftermath of biracial warfare -- Timeline -- Essential facts -- Glossary.
Summary:
Introduces the Harlem Hellfighters, discussing how the regiment formed, racial tensions they faced in the Army and at home, and their time at the front.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.