Blacks in the Connecticut National Guard
Author : Ernest Saunders
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,5 MB
Release : 1977
Category : African American soldiers
ISBN :
Author : Ernest Saunders
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,5 MB
Release : 1977
Category : African American soldiers
ISBN :
Author : David O. White
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 47,45 MB
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1493033069
Black soldiers of the American Revolution? Not a credible statement in light of what most Americans have read about the Revolutionary War. We have heard of Casimir Pulaski the Pole, Marquis de Lafayette the Frenchman, and Baron von Steuben the German, but not black participants. Yet, close to 5,000 blacks did fight in the war against the British, and others served as laborers, spies, and guides. The absence in our general histories of their activities in this struggle lies with the misconception that the Afro-American has contributed little or nothing towards the creation of the United States and its subsequent development, for in most studies made of the Revolutionary era, there has been little impulse to search for evidences of service by blacks, except perhaps to note the existence of slavery. Histories of Connecticut have generally treated the Revolution in a similar manner. Few of them have acknowledged the contributions of the black soldier. This is partially true because the story of Connecticut's black participant is one about the regular foot soldier in the Revolution and not about the men who led him into battle or the political leaders who guided the nation. And it is these men who most often fill the pages of our history books. As one phase of the Bicentennial observation, The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of Connecticut has authorized scholars in a wide range of study to write a series of monographs on the broadly defined Revolutionary Era of 1763 to 1787. These monographs [appeared] yearly beginning in 1973 through 1980. Emphasis is placed upon the birth of the nation, rather than on the winning of independence on the field of battle.
Author : Connecticut. National Guard
Publisher :
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 17,38 MB
Release : 1886
Category : Military law
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Author : Connecticut Infantry. 1st Regt. (Militia)
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 17,76 MB
Release : 1883
Category : Connecticut
ISBN :
Author : Charles Johnson
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 13,5 MB
Release : 1992-08-21
Category : History
ISBN :
Little is known about the many achievements of African American guardsmen in U.S. history from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. This detailed account thus fills an important gap in our knowledge about the establishment of African American militias in 1877 and their service in wartime and peacetime until the integration of the National Guard in 1950. This careful study of extensive primary and secondary sources is intended for military historians and for all who want to know more about African American contributions to the defense of our nation. Following a short introduction providing some historical background, the study launches into a description of the establishment of African American militia organizations in and about 1877 and their involvement in the Spanish American War and in quelling civil disturbances and disasters up to 1914. The history deals next with the service of African American guardsmen units in World War I, their work in the years between the wars, and their involvement in World War II. The story ends with a description of the initial reorganization of these units and their integration into the National Guard in 1949 and 1950. A lengthy bibliography of primary and secondary sources is useful as well in pointing to the role of African American militias and guardsmen in the history of this important period.
Author : Frank Andrews Stone
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 31,11 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 1425175783
Three hundred years of black affairs in Connecticut are examined in this book. It explains and discusses the changing racial demographics, evolving race relations and civil rights, as well as current issues and possibilities.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 36,30 MB
Release : 1928
Category :
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Author : James M. Rose
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 37,2 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780806317359
Designed with both the novice and the professional researcher in mind, this text provides reference resources and introduces a methodology specific to investigating African-American genealogy. In the second edition, information has been reorganized by state. Within each state are listings for resources such as state archives, census records, military records, newspapers, and manuscript collections.
Author : Charles Earl Jones
Publisher : Black Classic Press
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 22,1 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780933121966
This new collection of essays, contributed by scholars and former Panthers, is a ground-breaking work that offers thought-provoking and pertinent observations about the many facets of the Party. By placing the perspectives of participants and scholars side by side, Dr. Jones presents an insider view and initiates a vital dialogue that is absent from most historical studies.
Author : James T. Controvich
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 39,6 MB
Release : 2011-03-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0810874806
While the role of the African American in American history has been written about extensively, it is often difficult to locate the wealth of material that has been published. African-Americans in Defense of the Nation builds on a long list of early bibliographies concerning the subject, bringing together a broad spectrum of titles related to the African-American participation in America's wars. It covers both military exploits—as African Americans have been involved in every American conflict since the Revolution—and their participation in the homefront support.