Strength and Goodness (Force-Bonté) by Bakary Diallo is one of the only memoirs of World War I ever written or published by an African. It remains a pioneering

This book investigates the story of 600 Black men from across North America and the Caribbean, who, in 1917, went to war in a labour unit, No. 2 Construction Ba

In 1998, the author learned about a new monument in Washington, D.C., created to honor the black soldiers and sailors who had served in the Civil War. What she

This overview explores the use of black people, either through coercion or enticement, in the armed forces of predominantly white societies in times of crisis w

Many black soldiers serving in the U.S. Army during World War II hoped that they might make permanent gains as a result of their military service and their will