This informational blog explores the participation of African Americans in the US Military.
NOTE: This blog is compiled by and reprinted with the permission of Abdul Akailmat, PhD
Current situation https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-civilrights-exclusive/exclusive-long-withheld-pentagon-survey-shows-widespread-racial-discrimination-harassment-idUSKBN29J1N1 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj14LSprbjyAhXFB50JHZSDAgsQFnoECAkQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.defense.gov%2F2020%2FDec%2F18%2F2002554852%2F-1%2F-1%2F0%2FDOD-DIVERSITY-AND-INCLUSION-FINAL-BOARD-REPORT.PDF&usg=AOvVaw26tModS0P8RiyBN6oipXIM https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/ap-report-deep-rooted-racism-and-discrimination-permeate-u-s-military
Leadership https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0SbF9jrYo8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZoafbp7jxc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Powell https://usveteransmagazine.com/2020/03/four-star-general-nominated-african-american-chief-air-force/ https://www.ajc.com/news/remembering-benjamin-o-davis-jr-the-first-black-air-force-general/7SWQ4K3VUNBDVMWB4NLYXQNY6I/
Heroes/Sheroes https://blog.theveteranssite.greatergood.com/black-american-moh/ https://www.history.com/news/black-heroes-us-military-history https://www.military.com/video/forces/tribute/african-americans-in-military-history-breaking-barriers/5721627690001
Black Veterans https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjm-83m67ryAhVNa80KHTavDkUQFnoECAIQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.va.gov%2FADVISORY%2FReports%2FReportMinVetSep2020.pdf&usg=AOvVaw0EcLFDjfiRBJ0L8V-xSKpY https://bvsj.org/ https://www.militaryconsumer.gov/content/national-association-black-veterans-inc-nabvets https://www.blackveteransproject.org/
Crispus Attucks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72AU81SifDg https://www.c-span.org/video/?469822-1/crispus-attucks-american-memory
War of 1812 https://www.pbs.org/video/the-war-of-1812-blacks-in-the-war/ https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month/transcript-black-soldiers-fight-canada.html
Civil War https://www.britannica.com/video/195084/Overview-involvement-soldiers-African-American-Civil-War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIwrLX5T9lE
Spanish American War https://www.sutori.com/story/black-soldiers-in-the-spanish-american-war--Tgg5hC5Aqi39Vr9s1jSGpRGo https://blog.theveteranssite.greatergood.com/buffalo-soldiers-cuba/
World War I https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/wwi/war https://taskandpurpose.com/news/harlem-hellfighters-world-war-one-exhibit/ https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/racism_in_the_armed_forces_usa
World War II https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/black-history-month https://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/citizen-soldier/tuskegee-airmen https://www.c-span.org/video/?509910-1/african-american-soldiers-world-war-ii https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppjipVpGCAU https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2020/03/12/african-american-women-in-the-military-during-wwii/
Korean War https://koreanwarlegacy.org/chapters/african-americans-in-the-korean-war/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWW1Eo4gxy0 https://koreanwarlegacy.org/interviews/john-e-saxton/
Vietnam War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJnIglTIphk https://www.c-span.org/video/?471464-1/race-vietnam-war
What sources exist on the Black military experience for Iraq and Afghanistan?