Men of Color to Arms!: Black Soldiers, Indian Wars, and the Quest for Equality - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Bison BooksISBN-13:9780803240711ISBN-10:803240716UPC:9780803240711Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Military, United States, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:United States, 19th Century, AmericanSize:9.01 x 6.05 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.0406Product ID:SCX2GXABJH
Men of Color to Arms!: Black Soldiers, Indian Wars, and the Quest for Equality
In 1863, at the height of the Civil War, Frederick Douglass promised African Americans that serving in the military offered a sure path to freedom. More than 180,000 black men heeded his call to defend the Union, only to find that the path to equality would not be so straightforward.
Drawing on eye-opening firsthand accounts, Elizabeth D. Leonard restores black soldiers to their place in the arc...
Drawing on eye-opening firsthand accounts, Elizabeth D. Leonard restores black soldiers to their place in the arc...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bison BooksISBN-13:9780803240711ISBN-10:803240716UPC:9780803240711Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Military, United States, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:United States, 19th Century, AmericanSize:9.01 x 6.05 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.0406Product ID:SCX2GXABJH
Elizabeth D. Leonard is the John J. and Cornelia V. Gibson Professor of History at Colby College and the author of five books, including Lincoln's Avengers: Justice, Revenge, and Reunion after the Civil War and Lincoln's Forgotten Ally: Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt of Kentucky.
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