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...
African American war heroes remain largely unsung, their courage and valor relegated to the less traveled corners of history. This work seeks out t...
